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12,657people live here $92,901median household income▲ 15% above US $1,362median rent per monthNear US average $375,200median home value▲ 13% above US

Valley Falls is an unincorporated community in Providence County, RI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Valley Falls

Valley Falls is an unincorporated community in Rhode Island with household incomes running above the national average and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Valley Falls deals with cold winters, snowy winters, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Cold winters
Snowy winters — 42" per year
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Valley Falls compares

Median household income

Valley Falls$92,901

Rhode Island avg$87,796

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Valley Falls$1,362

Rhode Island avg$1,342

US$1,413

Median home value

Valley Falls$375,200

Rhode Island avg$404,200

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Valley Falls

Based on Valley Falls's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,724

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $54,480 a year
44% of Valley Falls renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$75,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $37,520
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,362/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,362 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $375,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $375,200 · 44% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Providence County is 4.9%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Providence County (county-wide)

Safety

45 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Valley Falls doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Cumberland Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 408/100k · Policed by Cumberland Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 10% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.3 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Carpool

18%

Work from home

9.9%

Other

2.9%

Walk

0.7%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 82°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 22°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 19% below US

29% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (2 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Valley Falls's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are cold winters and snowy winters. A year of median rent ($1,362/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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