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Cranston vs Ansonia vs 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
Cranston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Warwick has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Cranston | Ansonia | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
19,033Lowest |
83,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cranston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
| Cranston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,363±$76Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 64% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
$4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cranston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #142 of 149 in CT | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Warwick |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
12.2 |
10.5Lowest |
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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.