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Places Similar to Providence, Rhode Island

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Cities and Towns Similar to Providence, Rhode Island:
Sorted from most similar to least (using the default selection criteria).

Your specified criteria have resulted in 76 locations (a maximum of 100 are shown in the table below). Note that you can dictate for each each criterion (e.g., the percentage of people in poverty) whether it should match Providence 'loosely' or 'strictly', using the Advanced Controls. This matching level, loose versus strict, is shown near the top of each column in the results table.

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City, StateSimilarityGo To
City
 1 Person Houses65+College GradsCommute MinutesFamily IncomeKids 0-4Non WhitePop.PovertyProp. CrimeSeasonal HousingViol. Crime
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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND [details] 32.3%10.5%24.4%21$32,0587.3%45.5%173,61829.1%59.90.5%6.2
1. Syracuse, New York91.6[details] 38.2%12.9%23.2%18$33,0266.9%35.7%147,30627.3%44.50.3%8.8
2. Poughkeepsie, New York90.2[details] 35.3%13.6%19.5%24$35,7797.6%47.2%29,87122.7%40.30.5%12
3. Sacramento, California89.4[details] 32.1%11.4%23.9%24$42,0517.1%51.7%407,01820%69.10.4%11.6
4. Savannah, Georgia89[details] 31.4%13.3%20.2%22$36,4107%61.1%131,51021.8%70.60.3%8.4
5. Springfield, Massachusetts88.2[details] 30.2%12.4%15.4%22$36,2857.6%43.9%152,08223.1%65.40.3%18.2
6. Troy, New York88[details] 36.7%13.7%19.4%22$38,6316.4%19.8%49,17019.1%410.5%6.1
7. Salisbury, Maryland87.3[details] 33.4%12.5%21.1%19$35,5276.2%39.3%23,74323.8%95.10.5%20
8. Cincinnati, Ohio87.1[details] 42.9%12.3%26.6%24$37,5437.2%47%331,28521.9%68.60.4%11
9. New London, Connecticut86.9[details] 37.7%12.1%19.6%18$38,9426.7%36.5%25,67115.8%34.81.1%8.1
10. Waco, Texas86.7[details] 31.1%13.4%18.6%18$33,9197.6%39.2%113,72626.3%80.90.3%7.5
11. Tampa, Florida86.1[details] 33.8%12.5%25.4%24$40,5176.8%35.8%303,44718.1%81.80.6%17.1
12. Louisville, Kentucky85.7[details] 38%14.6%21.3%21$36,6966.6%37.1%256,23121.6%53.20.3%8
13. South Bend, Indiana85.7[details] 33%14.8%20.3%20$39,0468.3%34%107,78916.7%60.90.5%7.1
14. Baton Rouge, Louisiana85.4[details] 31.6%11.4%31.7%22$40,2666.8%54.3%227,81824%67.70.3%10.7
15. Yakima, Washington85[details] 30.1%14%16%18$34,7988.9%31.2%71,84522.4%90.10.4%5.3
16. St. Louis, Missouri84.5[details] 40.3%13.7%19.1%25$32,5856.7%56.2%348,18924.6%111.50.3%19.8
17. Albion, Michigan84.4[details] 32.2%13.4%15.5%16$37,3996.6%39%9,14420%47.90.6%6
18. Beaumont, Texas84.1[details] 29.5%13.4%21.5%20$40,8257.1%53.6%113,86619.6%77.80.4%9.3
19. Klamath Falls, Oregon83.9[details] 31.9%12.8%20.2%14$37,0217%14.9%19,46221.9%40.30.6%3.5
20. Memphis, Tennessee83.7[details] 30.5%10.9%20.9%24$37,7677.8%65.6%650,10020.6%83.30.3%15.6
21. Akron, Ohio83.6[details] 33%13.5%18%22$39,3817.2%32.8%217,07417.5%58.40.3%5.7
22. LaGrange, Georgia83.4[details] 30.2%14.5%21%18$36,4387.7%50.8%25,99821.4%88.60.4%7.3
23. Monroe, Louisiana83.4[details] 31.5%12.8%26.9%18$33,2637.6%63.2%53,10732.3%96.80.3%16.9
24. Vicksburg, Mississippi83.1[details] 32.6%14.8%19.1%19$34,3807.9%62.2%26,40723%80.90.4%9.7
25. Toledo, Ohio83[details] 32.8%13.1%16.8%21$41,1757.3%29.8%313,61917.9%69.10.3%10.4
26. Valdosta, Georgia83[details] 28.9%10.5%24.9%17$38,1747.7%52.3%43,72424.7%69.10.3%6.6
27. Lubbock, Texas83[details] 28.3%11.1%26.6%17$41,4187.2%27.1%199,56418.4%64.50.2%11
28. Hattiesburg, Mississippi82.8[details] 34.3%11.8%28.9%17$32,3806.7%50.1%44,77928.3%660.5%3.2
29. Albany, Georgia82.7[details] 28.9%11.8%18.2%18$33,8437.8%66.8%76,93927.1%68.90.4%6.8
30. Thibodaux, Louisiana82.7[details] 32.6%14.1%21.4%20$36,5516.7%36%14,43125.1%53.20.4%6.9
31. Hammond, Louisiana82.7[details] 28.6%12.2%25.8%23$31,6176.4%47.6%17,63932.8%196.20.4%27.1
32. Biloxi, Mississippi82.6[details] 30.3%12%19.2%20$40,6857.3%28.6%50,64414.6%66.51.3%5.6
33. Tifton, Georgia82.6[details] 30.1%13.9%20.2%16$37,0238.1%38.7%15,06026.9%920.5%8.5
34. Jackson, Mississippi82.5[details] 28.9%10.9%27.1%21$36,0037.8%72.2%184,25623.5%66.60.4%6.9
35. Shreveport, Louisiana82.4[details] 30.7%13.9%22.2%20$37,1267.1%53.3%200,14522.8%730.4%10.9
36. Las Cruces, New Mexico82.1[details] 27.7%13.1%28.4%19$37,6707%31%74,26723.3%55.70.7%4.7
37. Mobile, Alabama82[details] 30.2%13.7%24.9%22$39,7527.3%49.6%198,91521.2%82.50.5%5.9
38. Wilson, North Carolina81.8[details] 29.4%13.5%19.2%20$41,0417.4%53.3%44,40521.6%56.60.3%5.1
39. Fayetteville, North Carolina81.8[details] 28.2%11%24.2%22$41,2107.5%51.2%121,01514.8%81.50.3%8.6
40. Goldsboro, North Carolina81.8[details] 30.9%13.7%17.2%17$34,8447.1%57%39,04319.2%65.20.2%8.7
41. Natchitoches, Louisiana81.5[details] 30.3%11.4%23.5%17$30,3966.6%56.3%17,86534.8%80.20.4%10.2
42. Greenwood, Mississippi81.5[details] 31.1%13.3%18.1%15$26,3938.1%67.2%18,42533.9%780.4%6.4
43. Wichita Falls, Texas81.3[details] 28.6%12.3%21.5%17$39,9117.1%24.9%104,19713.9%73.80.4%11.3
44. Columbus, Georgia81.1[details] 26.7%11.7%20.4%20$41,2887.3%49.6%186,29115.6%67.20.3%4.9
45. Birmingham, Alabama80.7[details] 34.5%13.5%18.5%24$31,8516.8%75.9%242,82024.7%80.20.3%13.4
46. Lake Charles, Louisiana80.6[details] 29.9%14.7%20.2%17$37,7746.9%49.8%71,75719.6%560.4%7.7
47. Las Vegas, New Mexico80.3[details] 30.9%12.8%23.4%17$29,7976.7%45.8%14,56527.8%45.40.5%10.8
48. Gulfport, Mississippi80.1[details] 27.9%11.4%19.1%21$39,2137.1%37.8%71,12717.7%74.81.1%3.9
49. Clarksdale, Mississippi80.1[details] 26.9%12.9%18.2%22$26,5928.8%70%20,64536.2%59.90.3%9
50. Dalton, Georgia80[details] 26.7%11.5%18.3%17$41,1118.9%33.8%27,91216%73.30.2%6.7
51. Jackson, Tennessee80[details] 30.5%13.2%22.7%18$40,9227.2%44.9%59,64317.1%82.10.4%12.9
52. Americus, Georgia79.9[details] 30.3%13.7%21.4%17$32,1328.6%60.9%17,01327.7%81.90.5%8
53. Vidalia, Georgia79.4[details] 30.2%14.8%20%19$40,0917.1%40.4%10,49119.9%640.6%7.3
54. Lumberton, North Carolina79.2[details] 30.3%14.8%20.4%21$33,8397.6%51.5%20,79525.9%152.60.3%13.8
55. San Angelo, Texas79[details] 28.6%13.8%20.1%17$38,6657.1%22.9%88,43915.7%66.10.7%4.7
56. Laurinburg, North Carolina79[details] 27.7%14.1%21.8%19$37,4857.3%49.5%15,87423.6%70.70.5%6.4
57. Portales, New Mexico79[details] 28.9%12.2%25.2%16$30,4627.8%31.2%11,13124.9%36.70.2%4.9
58. Perry, Georgia78.9[details] 27.4%14%17.7%20$38,4807.1%40.5%9,60218.8%42.30.7%5.8
59. Sumter, South Carolina78.9[details] 27.5%13.5%22.5%17$38,6688.1%50.4%39,64316.6%78.50.4%18.3
60. Terre Haute, Indiana78.8[details] 34.8%14.9%19.7%17$37,6186.2%13.7%59,61419.2%87.50.3%5.6
61. Rocky Mount, North Carolina78.8[details] 27.1%13%20.1%20$39,9297%59.1%55,89320.1%86.50.3%9.8
62. Fort Smith, Arkansas78.8[details] 30.4%13.7%18.6%17$41,0127.6%23%80,26815.8%75.40.4%8.9
63. Conroe, Texas78.5[details] 27.1%9.7%18.3%25$37,2018.7%28.8%36,81119.3%76.60.3%9.7
64. Pine Bluff, Arkansas77.2[details] 29.1%13.7%17.6%20$34,3627.4%67.7%55,08525.5%87.60.3%10.8
65. Troy, Alabama77.1[details] 33.5%11.1%27.8%18$39,6016.5%41.1%13,93523.5%76.70.4%5.4
66. Monticello, Arkansas76.5[details] 28.2%13.4%22.2%18$36,6156.8%35%9,14620.1%54.50.4%3.6
67. Clovis, New Mexico76.2[details] 26.9%13%15.7%15$33,6228.3%28.7%32,66721%59.70.5%5.8
68. Douglas, Georgia76.1[details] 28.8%14.5%15.2%15$36,3497.4%51.6%10,63924.4%164.40.8%10.1
69. Cleveland, Mississippi76[details] 29.1%11.5%30.4%16$40,2426.3%50.1%13,84125.5%63.90.3%2.8
70. Moses Lake, Washington75.9[details] 27.6%13.5%16.3%16$42,0968.8%22.8%14,95315.1%102.11.1%3.8
71. Graham, North Carolina75.6[details] 30.6%14.1%16.7%21$40,7697.5%27.1%12,83314.9%48.60.4%6.5
72. Hopkinsville, Kentucky74.5[details] 29.8%14.8%16%18$37,5987.4%33.9%30,08916.8%56.30.2%4
73. Texarkana, Arkansas73.5[details] 27.9%14%14.7%18$37,1577.6%34.1%26,44821.7%62.80.4%14
74. Jonesboro, Arkansas73.5[details] 27.7%11.8%26.6%17$42,0826.7%14.6%55,51517.4%60.80.4%6
75. Greer, South Carolina72.8[details] 28.8%13.6%18.6%24$41,8647.8%26.6%16,84315.8%43.30.3%3
76. Eufaula, Alabama70.3[details] 27%13.9%16.5%18$37,6406.9%42.7%13,90823.6%43.51.3%3.2