Cost of living in East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence, Rhode Island has about 47,281 people. Typical rent is $1,288 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $75,912 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #9 in Rhode Island on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,288 a month.
East Providence is a city in Rhode Island. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,912 a year.
- People
- 47,281
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,288
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,912
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $365,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,879
- Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
East Providence, Rhode Island has about 47,281 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $365,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area) is $1,879 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, prices sit at 101.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Rhode Island taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not East Providence's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Rhode Island home paid 28.29¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not East Providence's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Rhode Island in the table we use.
Among 22 places we list in Rhode Island with a rent figure, 12 have higher typical rent than East Providence.
Nearby places
- Providence
Typical rent $1,408
Compare with East Providence - Pawtucket
Typical rent $1,208
Compare with East Providence - North Seekonk
Typical rent $1,421
Compare with East Providence - Central Falls
Typical rent $1,200
Compare with East Providence - Cranston
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with East Providence - Warwick
Typical rent $1,363
Compare with East Providence - Valley Falls
Typical rent $1,362
Compare with East Providence - Ocean Grove
Typical rent $1,266
Compare with East Providence
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.