Newport East, RI vs East Providence, RI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNewport East, RIEast Providence, RI
Population11,06947,281
Median Household Income$89,028$75,912
Median Rent$1,876/mo$1,288/mo
Median Home Value$485,400$365,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%45.8%
Poverty Rate11.7%10.1%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*74
Property Crime Rate /100k650*686
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—268
Summer Highs77°F81°F
Winter Lows26°F24°F
Snowfall26 in/yr37 in/yr
Avg Commute20.5 min22.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.313.5
College Degree Rate42.3%31.6%
Foreign-Born %11.3%15%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%+2.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Newport East (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.