I'm not sure what you mean by the outskirts of the city. Oakhill? South Providence? Feel free to dm me and I can provide more context if you aren't familiar with the area. Areas north of Roger Williams park (edge of Cranston), some parts of Chalkstone, Federal Hill, Olneyville, and Broad Street (edge of Cranston) are all known to be notoriously loud especially in the summer. I would even suggest spending time around Fox Point as I lived there many moons ago and had disrupted sleep between the construction and close together houses (loud neighbors building next door/yard next door fought a lot). There are far more bars and fun businesses around there these days and it's a great place to spend time, I just hated living so close to all of that noise and I've seen some similar complaints on here from people who are sensitive to noise.

I'm not saying it can't happen I'm just saying that is really below market for a 2 bedroom and I'd caution you to do your due diligence on those places or you might end up in another unbearable situation or with a slumlord. Last week I saw a drawing of an apartment at 1550 get multiple emails-- no address and it was a sketch. It's worth mentioning that the $1500 2 bedroom places, if they aren't a scam, are probably in higher crime neighborhoods so that's something to keep in mind if that's something you are uncomfortable with. I had a friend who rented a 3 bedroom for over 2k and had a lot of stress with her kids because of a number of shootings in her neighborhood.

These are not new renos either at those prices-- your average old multifamily is getting turned into condos or posted for 2300 in Providence. Complete dumps I was paying infested with mice in fox point a few years back were reposted at double a year ago. Modern units are 2500+.

So, what I mean about overlapping leases is that I had a few months notice on my last place. I started searching right away and had time on my hands. I lost multiple apartments I applied for simply due to competition and got a place I really liked and paid on two leases for two months in order to get the place I wanted at a good price.

Anyways, I don't mean to sound pessimistic, I've just lived here almost a decade and were undergoing unprecedented gentrification. Prices aren't that far behind Boston and your best bet is to know someone or post on Reddit when the time comes or Nextdoor. Think about your "must have" list at the end of the day and what you're willing to budge on. Feel free to dm me specific spots as I know the city very well.