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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #165 of 373 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Rhode Island

Listings
295
58 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
122
+3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,711 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
110
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,708,161
+2.1% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Providence-Warwick metro area comes to about $12.6B a year: $18,711 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 10% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There are 295 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Providence-Warwick metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 20%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 122 businesses with payroll in the Providence-Warwick metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,536 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Providence-Warwick metro area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Providence-Warwick metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #165 of 373 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Rhode Island.

How the Providence-Warwick metro area compares

The same measures for Rhode Island and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureProvidence-Warwick metro areaRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11097100
Households per official establishment5,5365,9674,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%−3.9%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,711$18,750$16,661
Median household income$87,040$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
122+3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,114
Annual payroll, 2023
$98.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
29558 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
324The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Providence-Warwick metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Providence-Warwick metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,708,161+2.1% since 2020
Households
675,395
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,587 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,061
Median household income
$87,040+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,866
Median home value
$422,500
Jobs located here
710,441
Daytime population
1,584,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 295 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Providence-Warwick metro area. 58 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $12.6B a year, or $18,711 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 295 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 675,395 households in the Providence-Warwick metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Providence-Warwick metro area has 4.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 110, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Providence-Warwick metro area would have about 324, against 295 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,536 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Providence-Warwick metro area at 1,708,161 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 675,395 households. Median household income in the Providence-Warwick metro area is $87,040, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Providence-Warwick metro area scores 52 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #165 of 373 scored metro areas.

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