Providence

United States • North America

Primary City: Providence

Primary State/Province: Rhode Island

Primary Language: English

Population: 1.7M

GDP: $112B • GDP per capita: $65,753

GAWC Class: 12

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier A

#206

Global Rank

13.7

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

0.5%

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Providence metro area

41.82, -71.42

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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

ProvidenceCollege Basketball

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

College Hill

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score, Total Teams, Luxury Stars (Michelin).

Major League Teams/Venues↗1#T-289

Total Teams↗12#T-81

Major Sporting Events↗0

Major Companies↗5#T-140

Market Cap Score↗$215B#110

Cultural Events0

Universities↗3#T-115

Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗1#T-99

Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0

Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0

Airport Score↗4.0#T-63

Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗19.0#T-70

Metro Stations↗0

Commuter Rail Stations↗0

Train Hubs↗0

Skyscrapers0

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

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Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

College Basketball (Big East)👑

Providence

No titles2 Final Fours22 Tour Apps0.607 W%

College Basketball (Atlantic 10)

Rhode Island

No titles10 Tour Apps0.564 W%

Notable Venues1 venue

Hall of Fame

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Newport

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • United States

Rhode Island FC

Providence • Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Providence Bruins

Providence

Other College Teams12 teams

College Basketball (Ivy)

Brown

No titles2 Tour Apps0.410 W%

College Football (FCS) (Ivy)

Brown

No titles1 Conf1 bowl0.501 W%

College Basketball (America East)

Bryant

No titles2 Tour Apps0.411 W%

College Football (FCS)

Bryant

College Football (FCS)

Rhode Island

Hockey • College Hockey

Brown

Providence

Hockey • College Hockey

Providence

Women's College Basketball (Big East)

Providence (W)

No titles5 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Atlantic 10)

Rhode Island (W)

No titles2 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Ivy)

Brown (W)

No titles1 Tour App

College Hockey

Providence

1 Nat'l Champ5 Frozen Fours

College Hockey

Brown

No titles3 Frozen Fours

Defunct/Relocated Teams3 teams

Basketball • Defunct

Providence Steamrollers

1947–1949

No titles0.274 W%

American Football • Defunct

Providence Steam Roller

1925–1931

1 title0.554 W%1 div

Baseball • Defunct

Providence Grays

1878–1885

No WS0.612 W%1 other title2 pennants

Major Sporting Events

Golf Majors2 events

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1931 • Wannamoisett Country Club

US Open

Golf Major

1895 • Newport

Tennis Majors34 events

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1914 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1913 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1912 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1911 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1910 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1909 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1908 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1907 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1906 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1905 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1904 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1903 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1902 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1901 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1900 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1899 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1898 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1897 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1896 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1895 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1894 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1893 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1892 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1891 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1890 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1889 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1888 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1887 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1886 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1885 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1884 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1883 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1882 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Major

1881 • Newport Casino

Complete Event Timeline36 events

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1931 • Wannamoisett Country Club

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1914 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1913 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1912 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1911 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1910 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1909 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1908 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1907 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1906 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1905 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1904 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1903 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1902 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1901 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1900 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1899 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1898 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1897 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1896 • Newport Casino

US Open

Golf Majors

1895 • Newport

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1895 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1894 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1893 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1892 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1891 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1890 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1889 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1888 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1887 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1886 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1885 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1884 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1883 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1882 • Newport Casino

United States National Championships

Tennis Majors

1881 • Newport Casino

Championship History

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Providence, across all sports, newest first. 4in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Providence

2015

Frozen Four

Providence Steam Roller

1928· 1928-12-02

NFL Champions

Providence Grays

1884· 1884-10-25

World's Series Winner

Providence Grays

1879· 1879-09-30

NL Champions

Year	Date	Champion	Competition
2015	—	Providence	Frozen Four
1928	1928-12-02	Providence Steam Roller	NFL Champions
1884	1884-10-25	Providence Grays	World's Series Winner
1879	1879-09-30	Providence Grays	NL Champions

Top Companies

1CVS Health

$133B

Public

2Citizens Financial Group

$30B

Public

3Gilbane

$23B

Private

4Textron

$15B

Public

5Hasbro

$13B

Public

#	Company	Valuation	Type
1	CVS Health	$133B	Public
2	Citizens Financial Group	$30B	Public
3	Gilbane	$23B	Private
4	Textron	$15B	Public
5	Hasbro	$13B	Public

Total Market Cap: $215B across 5 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Sound of Providence

#143 by artist origin · combined 11.4 (US 3.3 / UK 1.5) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: The Cowsills, Blu Cantrell, Bill Conti, Tavares

Number-one singles by Providence artists2

Breathe

Blu Cantrell

UK2003

Gonna Fly Now

Bill Conti

US1977

Single	Artist	Chart	Year
Breathe	Blu Cantrell	UK	2003
Gonna Fly Now	Bill Conti	US	1977

Screen of Providence

#30 by film pedigree · score 124.1 · 19 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Damien Chazelle, Arthur Kennedy, Geena Davis, David S. Ward, Brian Helgeland

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities3 entries

#71

Brown University

Providence, United States

#798

University of Rhode Island

South Kingstown, United States

#1714

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Dartmouth, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport3 entries

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

Providence • 3 - International

Westerly State

Westerly • 4 - Regional

Block Island State

Block Island • 4 - Regional

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 5-Star3 entries

Ocean House

Rhode Island

The Chanler at Cliff Walk

Rhode Island

Weekapaug Inn

Rhode Island

FTG 4-Star1 entry

Castle Hill Inn

Rhode Island

Providence

📍 Providence metro area

Dimension Breakdown

Most similar metros

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Other Teams

Major Sporting Events

Championship History

Top Companies

Sound of Providence

Screen of Providence

Education & Research

Notable Infrastructure

Luxury Hospitality

Providence metro area