quantidude t1_it3ynaz wrote on October 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM

My girlfriend and I moved to Providence this summer and currently live in Federal Hill. I'd check out the Mount Hope area too. I would avoid East Providence and West Side.

FYI in RI you can work with a real estate agent for free when searching for apartments. We worked with Lauri Lee and she was great: https://www.residentialproperties.com/real-estate-agent/409/lauri-lee. A heads up that they will likely just show properties whose landlord pays them for bringing you to their property, but Lauri was open with us and even showed us places that wouldn't give her a payment.

As far as Federal Hill goes, I'd say it's fine. You have Little Italy on Atwell's, plenty of places on Broadway, and it's close to downtown. It's hit-or-miss in regard to how nice & safe the streets are/feel since there's a lot of gentrification underway. I personally feel safe at day and night, though my girlfriend says she feels safe, but not comfortable walking alone at night.

Hope you end up finding a place and good luck with the move!

MargaretDumont t1_it42zc4 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 7:58 PM

I used to walk at night all the time around there until I got followed and had a scary near miss. I know a woman who lived in Federal Hill and had a few things happen, witnessed someone stealing someone's phone out of their hand, another time there was a guy sitting in his car jerking off at her. If you talk to women, the answer will always be a little different than men's experiences. I personally swore off walking alone at night in Providence, even with mace.