FunLife64 t1_iujc5qc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Reply to comment by Phil_Bell69 in Providence 14th most expensive city by Ciabattabunns

It’s not misleading to say rents have gone up, it’s misleading because Providence is so small as a land area, it’s basically like taking only the inner 25% of DC and calculating housing prices. For a city like Dc or Oakland, if you did a similar land area for Providence you’d be including East Providence, Pawtucket, etc.

You can live within 5 minutes of downtown Providence and not actually live in PVD.

Rents have gone up most places, yes, but to use this ranking is a bit misleading because it’s looking at such a sliver of this area (the Providence metro is considered to be most of the state). Usually housing so close to the downtown area of a city is more pricey, so this kinda makes sense that looking at only 20 sq miles will lead to a pretty high price.

Phil_Bell69 t1_iujjrbo wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:26 PM

That’s a very fair point and I agree.

I still think regardless of land mass, Providence has gotten really expensive. I also think within the city limits, providence has a very wide range of economic conditions. One would think some of the less desirable areas would decrease the overall average rent.

FunLife64 t1_iujkvn3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:33 PM

This also only looks at one bedrooms. This typically = apartment buildings. Apartment buildings in PVD are mostly downtown with a smattering of small ones on the East Side in Wayland Sq and a few of the loft buildings around PVD. There’s one bedrooms here or there within multi families, but it’s not a high quantity.

digitalbulet t1_iujpzdt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:09 PM

To add on to your point, you could combine Pawtucket, CF, north providence, and providence and still only be at 35 sq miles.