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Most affordable housing, Rhode Island cities · 2020

Rhode Island cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2020 ACS). This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 3.9.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01Valley Falls, RIRI12,6573.0−16%
02Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6483.0−4%
03Warwick, RIRI84,1873.30%
04Kingston, RIRI7,3323.3−9%
05Cranston, RIRI84,6473.5−6%
06Tiverton, RIRI8,0913.5−6%
07Greenville, RIRI8,2963.5+8%
08East Providence, RIRI48,2493.7−6%
09Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,3023.9–
10Pawtucket, RIRI77,0654.0−4%
11Westerly, RIRI18,4114.1−7%
12Woonsocket, RIRI44,5804.3−8%
13Providence, RIRI195,3104.6−9%
14Newport East, RIRI11,0694.7+9%
15Central Falls, RIRI23,1245.1−8%
16Newport, RIRI24,2517.3+45%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS