Where rents are rising fastest in the Providence area
Rents, 1-year change, September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
Rents rose over the past year in 32 of the 32 ZIP codes in the Providence area with figures; the median change was +4.5%.
The largest rise was 11.9% in ZIP code 02842 (Middletown, RI), and the tenth-largest was 6.4% in ZIP code 02920 (Cranston, RI).
Rents rose 4.5% across the Providence area and rose 2.9% nationally over the same 12 months.
Where rents are rising fastest in the Providence area: the first 30 of 32
| Rank | ZIP code | Rents, 1-year change | Typical rent (monthly) | Home values, 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02842Middletown, RI | +11.9% | $3,327 | +5.6% |
| 2 | 02840Newport, RI | +10.2% | $3,022 | +9.3% |
| 3 | 02780Taunton, MA | +9.7% | $2,050 | +3.9% |
| 4 | 02879South Kingstown, RI | +9.6% | $2,862 | +6.8% |
| 5 | 02908Mount Pleasant, Providence, RI | +8.5% | $2,136 | +2.5% |
| 6 | 02906Blackstone, Providence, RI | +8.1% | $2,606 | +4.4% |
| 7 | 02721Fall River, MA | +7.7% | $1,842 | +2.0% |
| 8 | 02914East Providence, RI | +7.3% | $2,056 | +1.1% |
| 9 | 02861Pawtucket, RI | +6.9% | $2,008 | +2.1% |
| 10 | 02920Cranston, RI | +6.4% | $2,129 | +2.2% |
| 11 | 02863Central Falls, RI | +6.3% | $1,547 | +1.0% |
| 12 | 02818East Greenwich, RI | +5.7% | $2,342 | +3.8% |
| 13 | 02910South Elmwood, Cranston, RI | +5.5% | $1,850 | +1.9% |
| 14 | 02864Cumberland, RI | +4.8% | $2,311 | +2.2% |
| 15 | 02809Bristol, RI | +4.7% | $2,928 | +3.1% |
| 16 | 02860Pawtucket, RI | +4.6% | $1,827 | +0.9% |
| 17 | 02048Mansfield, MA | +4.5% | $2,630 | +3.2% |
| 18 | 02905Washington Park, Providence, RI | +4.5% | $2,006 | +1.4% |
| 19 | 02904Charles, North Providence, RI | +4.3% | $1,833 | +2.2% |
| 20 | 02909Silver Lake, Providence, RI | +4.3% | $2,054 | +2.8% |
| 21 | 02703Attleboro, MA | +4.0% | $2,366 | +2.9% |
| 22 | 02740New Bedford, MA | +3.9% | $1,809 | +3.6% |
| 23 | 02891Westerly, RI | +3.8% | $2,027 | +8.7% |
| 24 | 02760North Attleboro, MA | +3.7% | $2,221 | +2.8% |
| 25 | 02895Woonsocket, RI | +2.9% | $1,577 | +0.1% |
| 26 | 02915East Providence, RI | +2.4% | $2,078 | +2.5% |
| 27 | 02903Downtown, Providence, RI | +2.3% | $2,318 | −0.6% |
| 28 | 02893West Warwick, RI | +2.0% | $1,902 | +5.8% |
| 29 | 02911Manton, North Providence, RI | +1.8% | $1,769 | +2.9% |
| 30 | 02907Elmwood, Providence, RI | +1.3% | $1,827 | +2.7% |
- Under +2.5%
- +2.5% to +4.5%
- +4.5% to +5.0%
- +5.0% to +7.5%
- +7.5% or more
- Not ranked
More rankings for the Providence area
Where rents are rising fastest in other metro areas
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento, CA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Cincinnati, OH
- Kansas City, MO
- Columbus, OH
- Indianapolis, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- San Jose, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Jacksonville, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Buffalo, NY
Source and method
Rents, 1-year change: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (32 of them in the Providence area). This page lists only the 32 where the figure rose. The metro area is the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.