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A street in Providence’s Silver Lake neighborhood is shown in March. A minimum-wage worker would need to work 85 hours a week to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment in Rhode Island, according to a new report.

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How Does Rhode Island Rank on Affordable Rental Housing in New Report? At Least It’s Not as Bad as Mass.

Findings show Ocean State improved in latest ranking of most expensive states to find housing

July 17, 2025

Christopher Shea

Someone with no other place to go sleeps in front of a closed restaurant on Broadway in Newport at 9:30 a.m. on May 2, 2025.

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Rhode Island Sees First Drop in Homelessness Since 2019, But Chronic Unhoused Population Grows

2025 Point-in-Time count shows 2.8% decline in overall homelessness, yet unsheltered and chronically homeless numbers rise amid fewer shelter beds and delayed housing solutions

July 11, 2025

Christopher Shea