RI Communities Named Among Best Small Cities In U.S.: WalletHub

Cranston RI

19 October, 2021

11:08 AM

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CRANSTON, RI — Five Rhode Island communities were named among the best small cities in America, according to a new ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. The ranking compared 1,300 small cities — those with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 people — across the country, weighing factors across five categories: affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life and safety. Rhode Island's five cities on the list were East Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Woonsocket and Pawtucket. Capital city Providence was too large considered in the ranking, with a population of about 179,000 people, according to 2019 census data. Here's a look at how each of the five cities ranked overall and in each category. Because of the large number of cities including in the list, they were grouped into percentiles, with the 99th representing the top 1 percent. Cranston Percentile: 73Affordability: 609Economic health: 415Education and health: 508Quality of life: 580Safety: 212 East Providence Percentile: 51Affordability: 944Economic health: 731Education and health: 559Quality of life: 1076Safety: 264 Pawtucket Percentile: 39Affordability: 1059Economic health: 672Education and health: 613Quality of life: 658Safety: 688 Warwick Percentile: 85Affordability: 527Economic health: 618Education and health: 202Quality of life: 273Safety: 235 Woonsocket Percentile: 42Affordability: 1197Economic health: 632Education and health: 615Quality of life: 843Safety: 730 Source: WalletHub See the full ranking from WalletHub.