Cranston metro · Northeast

Cranston, RI

Rhode Island · approx. 187,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$81.4K

household / year

Avg home price

$413K

~$2,068/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,930

per month

Cost of living

119

100 = US avg

How Cranston scores

Job market depth40/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability70/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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Providence

$86.1K income · COL 120

Warwick

$82.7K income · COL 119

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COL 120 · $506K home

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