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Coventry vs Scotland 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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Scotland has the most homeowners (91.8%).
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 | Scotland | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
1,599Lowest |
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. |
44.7±5Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Scotland and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Scotland 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% |
18.6%±2.6Lowest 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% |
33.8%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% |
5.8%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Scotland and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$99,881±$12k 24% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$294,100±$20kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,188±$468Lowest 16% 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 | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$6,175Highest 98% above U.S. |
$4,962Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±75.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and West Warwick 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scotland 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 | — | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Scotland School District | 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.