Compare towns
Coventry vs Scituate vs Warwick
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($449k median).
Warwick has the most renters (26.7% 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 | Scituate | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
10,517Lowest |
83,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5% RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Lowest 8% above RI |
49.9±4Highest 23% above RI |
44.3±1 9% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Highest RI: 18.8% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1 RI: 18.8% |
| 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 RI: 18.7% |
25.2%±4.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
21.6%±1.2 RI: 18.7% |
| Scituate 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 RI: 37.7% |
34.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
33.7% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 RI: 8.3% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7Highest RI: 8.3% |
| 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 17% above RI |
$112,315±$23kHighest 28% above RI |
$88,708±$6kLowest about the RI average |
| Scituate 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 12% below RI |
$449,300±$26kHighest 11% above RI |
$354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,363±$76 about the RI average |
| Scituate and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 4% above RI |
$5,265Highest 7% above RI |
$4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Lowest RI: 48% |
59.6%±25.9Highest RI: 48% |
53.1%±6.1 RI: 48% |
| Scituate and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% RI: 11.2% |
5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
7.6%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% RI: 63.6% |
87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
73.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1966 4 yrs newer than RI |
1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the RI average |
31 minHighest 20% above RI |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Lowest RI: 13% |
13.3%±5.1Highest RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2 RI: 13% |
| Scituate and Warwick 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Scituate | Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Scituate High School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
10.8 |
10.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.