Housing in Wanskuck at a glance
- Population
- 11,924
- Housing units
- about 5,347
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $277,000Providence: $362,200 (-23%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,230 a monthProvidence: $1,408 (-13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 37.8%Providence: 41.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 75.3%
- Median year built
- 1960
Wanskuck ranks near the bottom of Providence on several measures: ninth of ten for value, $277,000 being 23% under the $362,200 for the city, ninth for owner share, 37.8%, and ninth for older housing, 75.3% of homes. Rent of $1,230 is 13% below $1,408 and ranks sixth. The middle home dates from 1960, and 3,025 renting households outnumber 1,841 owning ones. In the city's north, Charles posts $295,000, Elmhurst posts $331,000 and Mount Pleasant is highest at $341,000, so each neighbour is above Wanskuck on value. Mount Pleasant also has owners at 67.7%, and Elmhurst 57.9%, far more than Wanskuck, while Charles, at 39.2%, is nearly level. Some 11,593 people live in its 5,347 homes. Its rent exceeds Charles's $950 but falls below Elmhurst's $1,740 and Mount Pleasant's $1,370, so it is mid-table only on rent.
Questions about Wanskuck
What is the median home value in Wanskuck, Providence?
$277,000 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 Wanskuck?
$1,230 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 Wanskuck own or rent?
Most rent: 37.8% 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 3 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).
Wanskuck is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 25 neighborhoods) of Providence: population 11,924 (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 Wanskuck. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
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- AppraiserOpen spot
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