Housing in Elmhurst at a glance
- Population
- 11,121
- Housing units
- about 2,587
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $331,000Providence: $362,200 (-9%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,740 a monthProvidence: $1,408 (+23%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.9%Providence: 41.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 77.3%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
Elmhurst has the second-highest rent in Providence, $1,740, which is 23% above the $1,408 for the whole city, even though its homes are valued at $331,000, 9% under $362,200. Owners hold 57.9% of households, third-highest of ten and 16.5 points over the city rate, and they number 1,075 against 782 renting households. North of the population centre, it sits beside Mount Pleasant, where values are $341,000 and owners reach 67.7%. Wanskuck, valued at $277,000, and Charles, at $295,000, are lower. Rent in Elmhurst is far above the $950 in Charles and the $1,230 in Wanskuck, and above Mount Pleasant's $1,370. Some 77.3% of the stock predates 1980, which ranks eighth, and the median house dates to 1939 or earlier. Elmhurst houses 5,580 residents in 2,587 homes.
Questions about Elmhurst
What is the median home value in Elmhurst, Providence?
$331,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $362,200 for Providence as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Elmhurst?
$1,740 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,408 in Providence (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Elmhurst own or rent?
Most own: 57.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 41.4% in Providence (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 1 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Providence GIS, Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Elmhurst is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 25 neighborhoods) of Providence: population 11,121 (Providence_Neighborhoods_Basic_Demographics (City of Providence PVDGIS, Neighborhood Snapshots platform; field TOTPOP_CY, 2019 total population)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Providence as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in Elmhurst. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
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- AppraiserOpen spot
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