Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Rhode Island, you would:
Economy
make 61.6% more money
Rhode Island has a GDP per capita of $56,938 as of 2024, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 29.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rhode Island, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Rhode Island has a violent crime rate of 165 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In New York, that number is 381 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 59.7% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Rhode Island has a property crime rate of 1,102 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In New York, that number is 1,760 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 23.8% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Rhode Island is $1,273 as of 2023, while in New York, it is $1,576 as of 2023.
be 14.2% less likely to own your home
In Rhode Island, 63.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied as of 2023. In New York, that number is 54.3% as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 60.4% less densely populated
Rhode Island has a population density of 407.8 people per sq km as of 2023. In New York, that number is 161.4 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 37.9% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Rhode Island, 6.6% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In New York, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
commute 7.3 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Rhode Island takes 25.5 minutes as of 2023. In New York, it takes 32.8 minutes as of 2023.
be 19.0% more likely to be uninsured
In Rhode Island, 4.2% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In New York, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.
be 22.8% more likely to be food insecure
In Rhode Island, 9.2% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In New York, that number is 11.3% as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
