City safety & data profile

Valley FallsRI

Valley Falls, RI is a 12K-resident city in Providence County with a median household income of $92,901.

Providence County, Rhode Island. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Valley Falls, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Valley Falls has a population larger than 10% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $375,200.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 11%
By size
$92,901
Median income (place)
$375,200
Median home (place)
4.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Valley Falls

Valley Falls posts a median household income higher than 63% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 37%
by median income, US cities

Where Valley Falls income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$92,901 Top 37% higher than 63% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Valley Falls $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in RI

Population among 11 RI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Providence is the largest RI city on this list; Westerly leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in RI

Median household income among the same 11-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Westerly posts the highest place-level median income in RI; Providence is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Valley Falls, RI beyond the headline numbers

Valley Falls sits inside Providence County, Rhode Island, at roughly 41.91°N, -71.39°W. Population 11,547, $92,901 median household income. Median home value $375,200, median rent $1,362. Poverty rate 4.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.1% of Valley Falls, RI residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Valley Falls runs about 4.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.9% of Valley Falls workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.8% in Valley Falls, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Valley Falls workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Valley Falls from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,547
Valley Falls · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$92,901
+4% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$375,200
-9% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Providence County): Valley Falls's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
665K+6%
Median Income
$78,787+60%
Median Home Value
$373,600+67%
Poverty Rate
13.4%-22%
Unemployment
6.5%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for Valley Falls, RI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,362/mo
Poverty Rate
4.1% -67% vs avg
Unemployment 3.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.1%
Work From Home 9.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 80.6%
African American 6.6%
Asian 0.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.5%
High Blood Pressure
33.4%
Obesity
32%
Physical Inactivity
26.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.9%
Binge Drinking
17%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.2%
Current Asthma
12.8%
Current Smoking
12.5%
Diabetes
10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.7%
Annual Checkup 83.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
3.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Valley Falls?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Valley Falls right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet RI-VALLEY-FALLS · Valley Falls

Valley Falls: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Valley Falls; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Rhode Island state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Valley Falls, RI? ▼
Valley Falls, RI has a population of 11,547 people, located in Providence County, Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Valley Falls? ▼
The median household income in Valley Falls, RI is $92,901 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.1%.
What is the median home value in Valley Falls? ▼
The median home value in Valley Falls, RI is $375,200. Median rent is $1,362/month.
What are the top health concerns in Valley Falls? ▼
The top health indicators in Valley Falls include Short Sleep Duration (36.5%), High Blood Pressure (33.4%), Obesity (32%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Valley Falls? ▼
The median age in Valley Falls, RI is 41.7 years. 29.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Valley Falls, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside RI (4.1% here).

Pearland, TX 4.1% Cupertino, CA 4.1% Morgan Hill, CA 4.1% New Berlin, WI 4.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside RI ($92,901 here).

Linden, NJ $92,915 Clayton, OH $92,879 Fillmore, CA $92,931 Forest Lake, MN $92,944

Compare Valley Falls with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Central Falls, RI 19K Pawtucket, RI 72K Lincoln, RI 22K Cumberland, RI 35K Providence, RI 191K North Attleborough Center, MA 17K North Providence, RI 34K East Providence, RI 47K
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Using Valley Falls's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Valley Falls area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Providence County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.