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Cranston vs Coventry vs Plainfield
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 the most people working from home (13%).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Cranston | Coventry | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
35,907 |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Cranston and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Cranston 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% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Cranston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103Highest 64% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry 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% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cranston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #24 of 38 in RI | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Coventry | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Coventry High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
12.3 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.