HousingWorks RI - Pawtucket

Pawtucket

The facts:

$233,500: Price of the median single-family home sold last year
$1,880: Typical monthly payment for that house (including principal, interest, taxes and insurance)
$75,212: The income you need to afford that house
$1,003: Average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment
$40,120: The income you need to afford that apartment
$34,869: Average annual wage in Pawtucket***
4,663: Households in Pawtucket paying more than half their income for housing
2,652 (8.35%): Housing units that qualify as affordable

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Affordable homes in Pawtucket:

Pleasant Street

2 new duplexes - each with a homeowner's unit and rental apartment - built by the Blackstone Valley Community Action Program

Littlefield Commons

Historic house renovated into 5 condos by the Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation

Barton Street

Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation's neighborhood revitalization project includes newly built and renovated homeownership units and apartments