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Weather
69.8°F
Cloudy
Today: Patchy Fog, high 78°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Providence)
33
GoodNearest reporting area, 3.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
1
Special Marine Warning (statewide feed)
- Special Marine Warning — Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island
Population & People
Population
83,250
Median age
39.6
Median household income
$90,206
Poverty rate
10.2%
Unemployment rate
6.1%
Bachelor's degree+
36.4%
Avg. commute
21 min
Hispanic or Latino
18.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$378,300
Median gross rent
$1,375/mo
Homeownership rate
67.64%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,729
HUD Fair Market Rent (Cranston city, 0 mi from Cranston), 2026. Efficiency $1318, 1BR $1402, 2BR $1729, 3BR $2087, 4BR $2480. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Rhode Island commercial electricity
23.46¢/kWh
Rhode Island industrial electricity
21.74¢/kWh
Rhode Island residential electricity
29.46¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
83956
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
64180.1
All-Transactions House Price Index for Rhode Island
1039.61
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Source: FRED, Rhode Island-specific series.