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Cranston vs Suffield vs Warwick vs Pawtucket
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% 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 | Cranston | Suffield | Warwick | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
15,702Lowest |
83,175 |
75,893 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Cranston 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% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 12% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Suffield and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Suffield 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. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,616 48% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #27 of 38 in RI | #57 of 149 in CT | #28 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Suffield School District | Warwick | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Suffield High School | Pilgrim High School | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
10.9 |
10.5Lowest |
14.6 |
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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.