Home values, rents and more in the Providence metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Providence metro compares
The typical home in the Providence metro area is worth about $522,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Providence metro are about the same as the typical value in Rhode Island ($509,000) and 43% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Providence metro rose 3.6%, compared with +3.5% in Rhode Island and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,166 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% below Rhode Island ($2,237) and 12% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.5% over the past year.
The median household income is $87,040, against $87,796 in Rhode Island and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,708,161 people live in the Providence metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Providence metro has the 66th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States with Zillow figures.
Part of: Massachusetts · Rhode Island
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- Price-to-income and monthly cost to buy
- Zillow 12-month price forecast
- School test scores
- Flood, wildfire and natural hazard risk
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- Unemployment and job growth
- Building permits
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Providence metro
Cities in the Providence metro
- Providence, RI $432,000
- New Bedford, MA $439,000
- Fall River, MA $448,000
- Cranston, RI $455,000
- Warwick, RI $421,000
- Pawtucket, RI $399,000
- Taunton, MA $517,000
- East Providence, RI $445,000
- Attleboro, MA $536,000
- Woonsocket, RI $387,000
- Cumberland, RI $522,000
- Coventry, RI $463,000
- North Providence, RI $415,000
- Dartmouth, MA $614,000
- South Kingstown, RI $720,000
- West Warwick, RI $408,000
- Johnston, RI $453,000
- North Kingstown, RI $675,000
- Easton, MA $691,000
- Newport, RI $966,000
- Mansfield, MA $709,000
- Lincoln, RI $552,000
- Central Falls, RI $382,000
- Smithfield, RI $525,000
- Bristol, RI $610,000
- Norton, MA $594,000
- Westerly, RI $634,000
- Somerset, MA $510,000
- Portsmouth, RI $686,000
- Swansea, MA $520,000
- Barrington, RI $794,000
- Middletown, RI $766,000
- Westport, MA $675,000
- Burrillville, RI $484,000
- Fairhaven, MA $506,000
- Seekonk, MA $578,000
- Raynham, MA $642,000
- East Greenwich, RI $808,000
- Narragansett, RI $858,000
- Rehoboth, MA $669,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.