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Cranston vs Thompson 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 the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Thompson has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Thompson | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
9,337Lowest |
83,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.1±2.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Thompson 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 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% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7 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. |
$93,629±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Thompson 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±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$291,900±$24kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,012±$344Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
| Cranston and Warwick 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. |
$3,822Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,616 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±18.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thompson 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Thompson 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 | #130 of 149 in CT | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Thompson School District | Warwick |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
7.9Lowest |
10.5 |
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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.