Compare towns
Coventry vs Warwick vs West 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 the highest household income ($103k).
Warwick has the most people working from home (12.4%).
West Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
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 | Warwick | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
83,175Highest |
31,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 8% above RI |
44.3±1Highest 9% above RI |
42.8±1.5Lowest 5% above RI |
| Warwick 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 RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1 RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest 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% |
21.6%±1.2Highest RI: 18.7% |
20%±2.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick 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% RI: 37.7% |
33.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| West Warwick and 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 17% above RI |
$88,708±$6k about the RI average |
$77,608±$7kLowest 12% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kHighest 12% below RI |
$354,600±$5k 12% below RI |
$330,800±$12kLowest 18% below RI |
| Coventry and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,363±$76Highest about the RI average |
$1,303±$74 about the RI average |
| Warwick and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Highest 4% above RI |
$4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
$4,962 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 RI: 48% |
53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Warwick 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 RI: 11.2% |
7.6% RI: 11.2% |
9.6%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
73.3% RI: 63.6% |
57%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
1968 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the RI average |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
25 min about the RI average |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
7.2%±2Lowest RI: 13% |
| Warwick 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 | #28 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Warwick | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Pilgrim High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
10.5Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.