Compare towns
Coventry vs Orange 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
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
West Warwick has the most renters (43% rent).
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 | Orange | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
14,315Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Orange and Coventry 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and West 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Lowest 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. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$330,800±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$4,962Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Coventry 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% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 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 |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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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.