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Coventry vs Salem 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%).
Salem has the most people working from home (21.6%).
West Warwick has the most affordable homes ($331k median).
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 | Salem | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
44,795Highest |
31,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
| Coventry and West 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% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Salem 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% |
17.2%±1.7Lowest 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% |
47.8%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% |
8.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$85,153±$5k 5% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$542,800±$18kHighest 63% above U.S. |
$330,800±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,836±$84Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$6,114Highest 96% above U.S. |
$4,962Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salem 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% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 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 |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 38 in RI | #248 of 282 in MA | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Salem | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Salem High | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
9.8Lowest |
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.