There are 18 nursing homes serving East Providence, Rhode Island. This includes 8 in East Providence and 10 nearby. The median cost / day of nursing home care in Rhode Island is approximately $250, with costs ranging between $198 and $305 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $7,500, with costs ranging from about $5,940 to $9,150. The median yearly cost is $91,250, which is greater than the nationwide average of $77,380.
East Providence is a small city in Providence County within the State of Rhode Island. It is included in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metro area. The surrounding metro area has 838,011 people, but there are 21,963 living within the city itself. People over 55 comprise about 30% of the community.
East Providence has a good SeniorScore™ of 72. The city has an average per capita income of $23,000 and an average household income is $42,000 (the Rhode Island state average is $68,000). The average housing price in East Providence is $321,000, which is somewhat less than the Rhode Island average of $432,000. East Providence has a high unemployment rate of about 9.66%.
East Providence has extreme average temperatures, with tolerable winters and calm summers. The city gets large amounts of rainfall annually. In relation to similarly-sized cities, East Providence has an exceptionally low crime rate, very good water quality ratings, and very low air quality.