What is the median rent in North Providence, RI?

Name: Median rent in North Providence, RI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in North Providence, RI is $1,405 (±$64) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,985 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In North Providence, the median gross rent went from $1,004 in 2015–2019 to $1,405 in 2020–2024 (+39.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,405 (±$64)
Rented homes: 4,985 (±531)
$2,000 or more: 9.9%
Since 2015–2019: +39.9%

How much rent costs in North Providence

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	North Providence	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Less than $500	14.4% (±3.8 points)	15.3%	14.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.1% (±4.2 points)	14.9%	14.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.7% (±6.5 points)	32.1%	30.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.0% (±6.6 points)	23.1%	23.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.3% (±3.4 points)	10.3%	10.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.4% (±1.5 points)	2.6%	3.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.7%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.7% of renting households.

9.9% of rented homes in North Providence cost $2,000 or more a month.

North Providence against Providence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Providence	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Median gross rent	$1,405 (±$64)	$1,312 (±$21)	$1,342 (±$19)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,985 (±531)	108,210 (±2,227)	154,725 (±2,742)	42,849,984

In North Providence, median gross rent is higher than in Providence County ($1,312).

It is not measurably different from Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Providence County, North Providence ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 15 of 37.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in North Providence has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,004 (±$47)	$1,405 (±$64)	+39.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.5% (±2.7 points)	36.1% (±3.5 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.8% (±2.6 points)	2.4% (±2.7 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near North Providence

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Providence
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
North Providence	—	$1,405 (±$64)	—
Providence	3.3 mi	$1,408 (±$42)	Not measurably different
Lincoln	3.7 mi	$1,468 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Central Falls	3.8 mi	$1,200 (±$75)	Lower
Johnston	4.0 mi	$1,275 (±$132)	Not measurably different
Pawtucket	4.4 mi	$1,208 (±$39)	Lower
Smithfield	4.6 mi	$1,016 (±$241)	Lower
Greenville	5.1 mi	$1,264 (±$558)	Not measurably different
Valley Falls	5.5 mi	$1,362 (±$142)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Central Falls, RI ($1,200), Pawtucket, RI ($1,208), Smithfield, RI ($1,016).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Foster	$1,509 (±$556)
2	Scituate	$1,489 (±$251)
3	Lincoln	$1,468 (±$152)
4	Glocester	$1,417 (±$627)
5	Providence	$1,408 (±$42)
6	North Providence	$1,405 (±$64)
7	Cumberland	$1,379 (±$109)
8	Cranston	$1,375 (±$59)
9	East Providence	$1,288 (±$75)
10	North Smithfield	$1,282 (±$531)
11	Johnston	$1,275 (±$132)
12	Pawtucket	$1,208 (±$39)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Providence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about North Providence

What is the average rent in North Providence, RI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in North Providence is $1,405 (±$64) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in North Providence?

In North Providence, the median gross rent went from $1,004 in 2015–2019 to $1,405 in 2020–2024 (+39.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in North Providence cost more than $2,000 a month?

9.9% of rented homes in North Providence have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in North Providence higher than in Providence County?

In North Providence, median gross rent is higher than in Providence County ($1,312).

It is not measurably different from Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for North Providence town, Providence County, Rhode Island (county subdivision:51760, in state:44 county:007).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.