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Cranston vs Hampton vs East Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranston has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
East Providence has the most renters (40.1% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cranston | Hampton | East Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
1,647Lowest |
47,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.5±5.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
45.1±2.4 16% above U.S. |
| Hampton and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$109,167±$19kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$75,912±$8kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Hampton and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$295,800±$27kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$365,500±$10k 10% above U.S. |
| Cranston and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,285±$288Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$1,288±$75 9% below U.S. |
| Cranston and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103Highest 64% above U.S. |
$4,364Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$4,545 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±6.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
90%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 10% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #27 of 38 in RI | — | #29 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Hampton School District | East Providence |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | None in town | East Providence High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Lowest |
— | 15.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.