How the numbers tell the stories
Each of these personal stories and accounts are connected to a larger pattern across Providence and Greater Rhode Island
370%
increase in unsheltered Rhode Islanders from 2019 to 2023
up to 103%
above average evictions in some neighborhoods of Providence
629
People identified as being chronically homeless in 2023
24,054 shortage
of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters
394% increase
increase in unsheltered homelessness between 2023-24
46 out 100
Providence renters are considered cost burdened, or pay more than 30 percent of their income toward housing costs
only 1,150
units were produced in 2021, making RI ranked last in the nation on a per capita basis
only 34%
the state's Black residents are homeowners yet 62% percent of the state's residents own a home
By contrast, across the United States, 64% of the population owns homes, while 42% of Black people are homeowners
+ 7. 4%
1-year value change from the typical home values: $469,927
48.8%
increase from 2023-2024 in number of chronically unhoused people
54, 234 households
, cannot afford the Providence's median home price of $362,000
8-10 years
is the waiting time for an average one to seven bedroom