Livability score comparison

MetricsProvidenceBostonWorcester
Livability82
  • Stable Housing Market
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • Low Cost of Living
  • High Income per Capita
Providence Livability
77
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Graduation Rates
Boston Livability
80
  • Stable Housing Market
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • High Income per Capita
  • High Graduation Rates
Worcester Livability
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Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Providence Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Boston Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Worcester Amenities
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Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Goods & Services Index
  3. Grocery Index
  4. Healthcare Index
  5. Housing Index
  6. Transportation Index
  7. Utilities Index
C
  1. 111
  2. 115
  3. 102
  4. 108
  5. 117
  6. 93
  7. 112
Providence Cost Of Living
F
  1. 166
  2. 122
  3. 105
  4. 113
  5. 274
  6. 118
  7. 134
Boston Cost Of Living
F
  1. 114
  2. 115
  3. 102
  4. 108
  5. 127
  6. 93
  7. 112
Worcester Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
D+
  1. 340
  2. 4
  3. 34
  4. 72
  5. 230
  6. 2,531
  7. 204
  8. 1,950
  9. 378
  10. 2,872
Providence Crime
F
  1. 619
  2. 7
  3. 28
  4. 121
  5. 464
  6. 1,802
  7. 190
  8. 1,427
  9. 185
  10. 2,421
Boston Crime
F
  1. 603
  2. 5
  3. 20
  4. 80
  5. 497
  6. 1,667
  7. 337
  8. 1,166
  9. 165
  10. 2,270
Worcester Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
C-
  1. $28,733
  2. $49,065
  3. $34,117
  4. $25,126
  5. 4%
Providence Employment
A+
  1. $46,845
  2. $76,298
  3. $47,538
  4. $40,041
  5. 5%
Boston Employment
C
  1. $28,945
  2. $51,647
  3. $40,456
  4. $30,336
  5. 3%
Worcester Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
A
  1. $225,200
  2. $1,015
  3. 38%
  4. 62%
  5. 2.6
Providence Housing
B-
  1. $581,200
  2. $1,685
  3. 35%
  4. 65%
  5. 2.4
Boston Housing
A-
  1. $241,800
  2. $1,115
  3. 42%
  4. 58%
  5. 2.4
Worcester Housing
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Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
F
  1. 60
  2. 14
  3. n/a
  4. 72.0%
  5. 29.4%
Providence Schools
D
  1. 68
  2. 15
  3. n/a
  4. 82.8%
  5. 46.4%
Boston Schools
C-
  1. 53
  2. 13
  3. n/a
  4. 80.8%
  5. 29.7%
Worcester Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
C+
  1. 67%
  2. 16
Providence User rating
B-
  1. 69%
  2. 40
Boston User rating
B+
  1. 75%
  2. 19
Worcester User rating