Compare towns
Cranston 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
Cranston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Scituate has the highest household income ($112k).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($355k 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 | Scituate | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
10,517Lowest |
83,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5% RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the RI average |
49.9±4Highest 23% above RI |
44.3±1 9% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1 RI: 18.8% |
| Cranston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest 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+ | 36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
34.7% RI: 37.7% |
33.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
| Cranston and Warwick 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 about the RI average |
$112,315±$23kHighest 28% above RI |
$88,708±$6kLowest about the RI average |
| Scituate and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7k 6% below RI |
$449,300±$26kHighest 11% above RI |
$354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59 about the RI average |
$1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,363±$76Lowest about the RI average |
| Scituate and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 4% above RI |
$5,265Highest 7% above RI |
$4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest 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 | 10.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
7.6% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
73.3% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 4 yrs older than RI |
1966Highest 4 yrs newer than RI |
1961 1 yr older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 5% below RI |
31 minHighest 20% above RI |
25 min 4% below RI |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 RI: 13% |
13.3%±5.1Highest RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 13% |
| Scituate and Cranston 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Scituate | Warwick |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Scituate High School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
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.