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Coventry vs Deep River vs Smithfield vs 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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Deep River has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Smithfield has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Warwick has the oldest housing (typical home built 1961).

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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.

MeasureCoventryDeep RiverSmithfieldWarwick
People
Population
35,907
4,458Lowest
22,233
83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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+3.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
46.2±5.6Highest
19% above U.S.
41.8±2.6Lowest
7% above U.S.
44.3±1
14% above U.S.
Deep River and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
17.6%±1.1
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.1%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±1.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Deep River and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
16.7%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,946±$8kHighest
28% above U.S.
$90,253±$19k
12% above U.S.
$102,077±$8k
26% above U.S.
$88,708±$6kLowest
10% above U.S.
Coventry and Smithfield 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.
$362,200±$26k
9% above U.S.
$446,400±$12kHighest
34% above U.S.
$354,600±$5kLowest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,221±$185
14% below U.S.
$1,016±$241Lowest
28% below U.S.
$1,363±$76Highest
4% below U.S.
Warwick and Deep River 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.
$6,092Highest
95% above U.S.
$5,207
67% above U.S.
$4,616Lowest
48% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±11.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±22.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±17.7
U.S.: 51.1%
53.1%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Deep River and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
25 min
7% below U.S.
25 min
7% below U.S.
Work from home
11.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.2%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
12.4%±1.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Deep River and Smithfield 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 #70 of 149 in CT #8 of 38 in RI #28 of 38 in RI
School district Coventry Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 Smithfield Warwick
High school in town Coventry High School Valley Regional High School Smithfield High School Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3Highest
9.3Lowest
11.8
10.5
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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.