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Coventry vs Blackstone vs West Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Blackstone has the most people working from home (17.4%).
West Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Coventry | Blackstone | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
9,255Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.2±1.7 11% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Blackstone and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| West Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$94,191±$21k 17% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$404,400±$34kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$330,800±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74Highest 8% below U.S. |
| West Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$5,703Highest 83% above U.S. |
$4,962Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±18.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Blackstone and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Blackstone and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 38 in RI | #207 of 282 in MA | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Blackstone-Millville | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Blackstone Millville RHS | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
13.6Highest |
13.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.