Home to many National Historic Landmarks, Providence is a great place to live if health is a high priority on your list.
City: Providence
State: Rhode Island
Best Cities Overall Rank: 41
About Providence: Providence boasts more than 20% of the country’s National Historic Landmarks.
Providence is home to two quality children’s hospitals and six eminent pediatricians, ranking it at 75.4 amongst our healthy cities.
County: Providence
Population: 171,557
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitor’s bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Providence Journal
Providence blogs: Kid Info
Providence‘s Facebook page: Follow Providence on Facebook
Providence‘s Twitter page: Follow Providence on Twitter
Education rank: 8
High School graduation rate 2008: 82.01%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 0
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 8
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 4.66
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 260
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.3
Total Expenditures Per Student: $14,760
Health rank: 11
Quality children’s hospitals: 2
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 1.17
Quality Pediatricians: 6
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 3.50
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 15
Violent Crimes, 2008: 1162
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 677.33
Sex Offenders: 74
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 43.13
Economy rank: 95
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 21.69
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 13.6
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1490.77
Median Home Sale Price: $136,700
5-Year Home Value Index: -5.74%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 33.09%
Recreation Rank: 75
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 1200
Parkland per 100,000: 699.48
