The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 02912 sells for about $575,000, or $484 per square foot.
HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,879 a month.
ZIP 02912 — Providence
ZIP 02912 is a unique institutional ZIP code assigned exclusively to Brown University in Providence, RI. Consequently, standard residential market metrics such as active inventory, days on market, and median household income are not applicable or published for this area. The local economy and development pipeline are entirely driven by university operations.
This ZIP is a unique institutional code serving Brown University and its campus facilities, making it primarily suited for university-affiliated individuals rather than traditional residential buyers or renters.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Awaiting this reading — not graded.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 12.2% · poverty 65.5% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
ZIP code tabulation area 02912
The area is dominated by Brown University, which serves as the primary economic anchor and driver of development, including recent expansions of student housing facilities.
The economy of this ZIP is almost exclusively tied to Brown University, which employs thousands of faculty and staff members.
- Supercharged Entertainment4.515.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.517.8 mi
- United Skates of America4.32.9 mi
- R1 Indoor Karting | Time Mission, Dart City, Mission Box & Axe Bar4.64.1 mi
- Dave & Buster's Providence4.20.8 mi
- Gillette Stadium4.619.6 mi
- The Xfinity Center4.214.8 mi
- Supercharged Entertainment4.515.9 mi
- Patriot Place4.619.5 mi
- Amica Mutual Pavilion4.40.9 mi
- Bally's Lincoln3.94.9 mi
- Roger Williams Park Zoo4.62.6 mi
- RISD Museum4.70.3 mi
- Colt State Park4.811.6 mi
- Lincoln Woods State Park4.65.2 mi
- RISD Museum4.70.3 mi
- Lizzie Borden House (A Bed and Breakfast & Museum)4.815.4 mi
- Providence Children's Museum4.60.8 mi
- Newport Car Museum4.918.9 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum4.713.8 mi
- Colt State Park4.811.6 mi
- Lincoln Woods State Park4.65.2 mi
- Roger Williams Park4.72.4 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park4.611.8 mi
- Slater Memorial Park4.64.3 mi
- The Cove | Restaurant & Marina4.314.9 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum4.713.1 mi
- Harbor Lights Dining Events Golf Marina4.49.7 mi
- East Providence Yacht Club4.31 mi
- Rhode Island Yacht Club4.64.1 mi
- Topgolf Rhode Island4.35.9 mi
- Kirkbrae Country Club4.68.8 mi
- Triggs Memorial Golf Course4.23 mi
- Swansea Country Club4.48.1 mi
- Harbor Lights Dining Events Golf Marina4.49.7 mi
- Providence Place4.40.8 mi
- Warwick Mall4.38 mi
- Garden City Center4.65.4 mi
- Emerald Square Mall48.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
An Ivy League research institution that occupies the entirety of this unique ZIP code.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 26.1% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2025)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Research outlier held out — this pass returned a median of $724,900 (26.1% off the retained reading), contradicting every independent anchor; the prior reading stands pending corroboration. Validation: the flagged $724,900 (+26.1% vs the published ten-year series (2025)) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.