Population

84,647

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$378,300

Owner-occupied units

Cranston, RI

Rhode Island · 41.770° N, 71.485° W · 28 sq mi

Cranston is a city in Rhode Island, with a population of 84,647 and about 2,986 residents per square mile. The median household earns $90,206 a year, and the median home is worth $378,300.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

28 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,986

People per square mile

Rank by population

#454

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#490

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$90,206

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,375

Per month

Homeownership

67.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.3 min

One way

People

Median age

39.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

16.2%

Households

32,595

2.44 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 162^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 29^/yr

Days above 90° 10^/yr

Below freezing 98^/yr

Annual rainfall 52.2ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 84°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 24°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.3^%

Professional & business services 11.7^%

Retail trade 11.3^%

Manufacturing 10.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Rhode Island

Name

Jonathan Nelson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$3.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Providence

Source of wealth

Private equity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Rhode Island · private sector

Employer

Brown University Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Rhode Island

Company

CVS Health

Revenue

$372.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Woonsocket

Ticker

CVS

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Rhode Island

State bird

Rhode Island Red

State flower

Violet

State capital