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17 tracts·83K people·$378K median·2,937/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 19 · Asian 7 · Black 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 32 · Other 24
Professional 21 · Retail 20 · Health 19 · Manufacturing 14 · Public admin 12 · Leisure 10 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 13 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cranston is $378,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Cranston has 83,250 residents across 17 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.6; the population is 65.3% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 5.3% Black, 3.3% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 36.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Orchard Farms El. School (47%), Stone Hill School (44%) and Garden City School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Hope Highlands Middle School (39%), Western Hills Middle School (30%) and Park View Middle School (27%) lead the middle schools; Cranston High School West (44%), Cranston High School East (23%) and Apprenticeship Exploration Sch (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,375/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Cranston is $90,206 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Cranston, median rent is $1,375/month and the median home value is $378,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cranston reported 1.2 violent crimes and 11.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cranston are heat wave (59), landslide (51) and earthquake (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cranston, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).