South Providence
South Providence is the part of the city the brochures skip and the rent calculators reward. Dominican bakeries on Broad Street, Cape Verdean churches, triple-deckers in every shade of vinyl. The dating pool skews local, working, and unimpressed by anyone leading with their startup. Bring cash for El Rancho Grande, opinions about the Pawsox departure, and zero pretense about which side of the river you crossed to get here. Crime stats look worse on paper than the block feels in practice, which is its own kind of Providence honesty. Cheaper than the East Side. More interesting than most of it.
South Providence by the numbers
South Providence runs female-leaning, about 47% men to 53% women.
Median individual income in South Providence is about $31,500.
Rhode Island registers voters by party, and statewide about 51% of voters are unaffiliated, with Democrats at 35% and Republicans 14% - a heavy Democratic lean among the affiliated.
The median renter in South Providence pays about $1,180 a month.
About 5,300 South Providence residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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The Great Escape Room Providence
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Providence Performing Arts Center
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Roger Williams Park
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Providence Children's Museum
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The Patio on Broadway - Providence
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Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
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Wild Colonial Tavern
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Little City Coffee & Kitchen
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Nick-A-Nees
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Insomnia Cookies
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
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Cafe Ava Providence
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The VU Lounge & Bistro
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MOTW Coffee & Pastries
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