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    Moving to Pawtucket, RI

    Is Pawtucket a good place to live?

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    Pawtucket ranks #4 of 7 Rhode Island cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (50/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.1% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $286,200
    +7.5% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,152
    per month
    Household income
    $67,436
    median
    Unemployment
    7.1%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Pawtucket

    The median home value in Pawtucket is $286,200 and median rent is $1,152 a month, against a median household income of $67,436. Homes cost about 4.2× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Pawtucket crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Rhode Island the 2025 rate was 146 violent and 921 property crimes per 100,000 people — #47 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Pawtucket, RI

    Pawtucket has about 75,280 residents, 7.1% unemployment and 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Pawtucket with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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