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State data • Updated March 2026

Rhode Island rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Rhode Island cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Rhode Island at a glance

$2,006Median city rent (ZORI)
4.6%Unemployment
81Permits / month
12Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Rhode Island cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Newport $3,284 +9.3%
Providence $2,201 +5.5%
Warwick $2,139 +6.6%
Cranston $2,102 +3.4%
East Providence $1,910 +2.4%
Pawtucket $1,794 +3.6%
Woonsocket $1,615 +9.1%
Central Falls $1,607

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Pawtucket $1,794 +3.6%
Cranston $2,102 +3.4%
Warwick $2,139 +6.6%
Providence $2,201 +5.5%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Rhode Island cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Rhode Island

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