Rent Trends / RI
Rent Trends in Rhode Island: 2015 to 2026
Rent prices for 25 cities in Rhode Island, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $2,272, compared to $1,096 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Newport (+159.8%).
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort
25 of 25 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | $1,069 | $1,171 | $1,256 | $1,300 | $1,372 | $1,447 | $1,516 | $1,693 | $1,849 | $1,971 | $2,041 | $2,171 | +103.1% | |
| Cranston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,568 | $1,743 | $1,818 | $1,942 | $2,023 | +29.0% | |
| Pawtucket | — | — | — | — | $1,054 | $1,122 | $1,216 | $1,345 | $1,515 | $1,631 | $1,758 | $1,834 | +74.0% | |
| Warwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,025 | $2,091 | $2,230 | $2,445 | $2,548 | +25.8% | |
| East Providence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,477 | $1,601 | $1,705 | $1,834 | $1,943 | +31.6% | |
| Woonsocket | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,158 | $1,273 | $1,418 | $1,470 | $1,590 | +37.3% | |
| Cumberland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,823 | $1,992 | $2,072 | +13.7% | |
| Coventry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,426 | $2,497 | +2.9% | |
| North Providence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,427 | $1,577 | $1,649 | $1,717 | +20.3% | |
| West Warwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,347 | $1,457 | $1,609 | $1,682 | +24.9% | |
| Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,091 | +0.0% | |
| South Kingstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,451 | $2,544 | $2,704 | +10.3% | |
| North Kingstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,663 | +0.0% | |
| Central Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,609 | +0.0% | |
| Westerly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,018 | $2,113 | +4.7% | |
| Newport | $1,122 | $1,275 | $1,400 | $1,475 | $1,574 | $1,622 | $1,873 | $2,244 | $2,446 | $2,641 | $2,824 | $2,915 | +159.8% | |
| Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,999 | +0.0% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,700 | $3,070 | +13.7% | |
| Bristol | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,861 | $2,026 | $2,125 | +14.2% | |
| Portsmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,558 | +0.0% | |
| East Greenwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,267 | +0.0% | |
| Narragansett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,876 | $3,025 | +5.2% | |
| North Smithfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,158 | +0.0% | |
| Warren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,216 | +0.0% | |
| Jamestown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,200 | +0.0% |