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PawtucketPatriot t1_j96r1zd wrote

I just left providence after living there for the past 20 something years. Commuting to Groton from Providence is doable, just be aware that it will be about an hour each way. The way there won’t be bad, but if your boyfriend will be commuting back into providence at rush hour (4-6pm times), the commute back will be longer. There will be traffic on 95 north starting in Warwick/Cranston. It’s not crazy like DC or Boston, but will add to the commute.

The west end of providence is younger. More your age range. Pretty progressive. Lots of restaurants on atwells, lots of cafes, bars, and recently breweries popping up. I lived in the federal hill area of the west end. Federal hill is the area on west end I would recommend. There is a climbing spot, where I would describe it as the “border” of west end and South side. I think it’s Rice Street. The west end area is also close to routes 95, 195, 10, and 6. East side is more money, however, is more green, has more parks, and I would say (opinion) better for running. Check out blackstone Blvd.

The west end area is gentrifying and prices are rising. There is limited housing. So start looking for places asap.

I noticed someone mention Westerly. Great little beach town with an Amtrak stop downtown. An older and more established crowd. Not sure of any climbing gyms.

When are you planning on relocating? What’s your price range for rent? Do you have pets? Feel free to pm me.

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peonybutterfly OP t1_j97umvm wrote

Thank you so much for the advice!! I think we're going to visit soon and check out west end and federal hill! Our budget is about $2,000 a month since we're going to living together maybe so I'm hoping we could find something! We don't have any pets. We've never lived together so we're hoping to sublease for the summer first to make sure it work out haha. There's not much on apartments.com or other sites like that, but I joined the providence young professionals Facebook group (pending acceptance rn) and I am hoping that'll have some more options?

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skythom7 t1_j97xlsy wrote

There’s also a Facebook group called Brown University housing, sublets, etc.. I didn’t go to Brown but you can still join the group and people are constantly posting summer sublets around this time of year! If you’re not looking to sign a lease yet in Pvd, this would be a good way to test run

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Previous_Floor t1_j981ef9 wrote

When looking at the West End, it's very important to stay north of Cranston Street and east of Messer Street. The other parts of the West End are very rough.

I'm glad that it seems you've removed Elmwood from your search. It is objectively among the very worst areas in Providence (and all of RI). It is not "chill", you won't find "young professionals" there, and anyone telling you they'd rather live in Elmwood than anywhere else in Providence is either playing a cruel joke on you or is trying to sell their house in Elmwood.

Personally, I'd recommend the part of Federal Hill between Broadway and Carpenter Street / West Fountain Street..

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bpear t1_j990emh wrote

Download the hotpads app. There is a decent amount of stuff posted there.

I found my current place on Craigslist actually and it's been great. You definitely have to be careful there though. Don't pay any application fees or anything like that before seeing the place in person

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FunLife64 t1_j97jcv1 wrote

Standard “Rush hour” from RI/Ct border to Elmgrove lasts about 15-20 min max and rarely “red” on google maps. Right now it’s almost exclusively the construction around downtown after Elmgtove. So unless you’re leaving work at 4:15-4:30, it’s not gonna be a daily issue!

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