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Coventry vs Cranston vs Pawtucket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Cranston has the most people working from home (13%).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Cranston | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Lowest |
83,250Highest |
75,893 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+3.2% RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 8% above RI |
39.6±0.9 about the RI average |
37.1±0.8Lowest 9% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.6%±1.4 RI: 18.8% |
22.4%±1.6Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Pawtucket and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
16.8%±1.1 RI: 18.7% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Coventry and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% RI: 37.7% |
36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
22.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.3%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.8 RI: 8.3% |
| Cranston and Pawtucket 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 17% above RI |
$90,206±$4k about the RI average |
$68,310±$4kLowest 22% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11k 12% below RI |
$378,300±$7kHighest 6% below RI |
$325,500±$8kLowest 19% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,375±$59Highest about the RI average |
$1,208±$39 10% below RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 4% above RI |
$5,103Highest 4% above RI |
$4,115Lowest 16% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest RI: 48% |
47.3%±6 RI: 48% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Coventry and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
10.2% RI: 11.2% |
13.3%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
67.6% RI: 63.6% |
50.1%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1958 4 yrs older than RI |
1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the RI average |
24 minLowest 5% below RI |
26 min about the RI average |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 RI: 13% |
13%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest RI: 13% |
| Cranston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Cranston High School West | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
15.4Highest |
14.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
RI 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.