Providence metro median rent rising faster than rest of the country, study finds

THE MEDIAN RENT in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, metropolitan area rose by 21.55% year over year in December to $2,752, the highest percentage increase among the 50 metro areas analyzed by rent.com. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

PROVIDENCE – The cost of renting an apartment in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area, which includes all Rhode Island counties and Bristol County, Mass., has gotten more expensive. The Providence metro median rent rose by 21.55% year over year in December to $2,752, the highest percentage increase among the 50 metro areas analyzed by rent.com. The

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