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Coventry vs Ogunquit vs Woonsocket 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
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
West Warwick has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Woonsocket | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 35,907 |
1,379Lowest |
43,521Highest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 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±$8k 28% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Coventry 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. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
— | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% 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 | $5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,962 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Woonsocket 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 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 |
26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 38 in RI | — | #37 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — | Woonsocket High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 15.2Highest |
13.0 |
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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.