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

#204

Global Rank

13.6

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

Major League Teams/Venues↗1#T-265

Total Teams↗12#T-79

Major Sporting Events↗0

Major Companies↗5#T-120

Market Cap Score↗$200B#107

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

Skyscrapers↗0

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

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

College/University Teams13 teams

American Football • FCS

Bryant

Smithfield (RI)

American Football • FCS

Rhode Island

South Kingstown

American Football • FCS

Brown

Providence

No titles1 Conf93 maj seasons

Basketball • NCAA

Bryant

Smithfield (RI)

Basketball • NCAA

Rhode Island

South Kingstown

Basketball • NCAA👑

Providence

Basketball • NCAA

Brown

Providence

Hockey • College Hockey

Brown

Providence

Hockey • College Hockey👑

Providence

W Basketball • NCAA W

Bryant (W)

Smithfield (RI)

W Basketball • NCAA W

Rhode Island (W)

South Kingstown

W Basketball • NCAA W

Providence (W)

Providence

W Basketball • NCAA W

Brown (W)

Providence

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Providence Bruins

Providence

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

Top Companies

#	Company	Valuation	Type
1	CVS Health	$122B	Public
2	Citizens Financial Group	$27B	Public
3	Gilbane	$23B	Private
4	Textron	$16B	Public
5	Hasbro	$12B	Public

Total Market Cap: $200B across 5 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

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

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