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Cranston vs Windsor Locks vs Coventry
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 renters (32.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
12,579Lowest |
35,907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cranston and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Windsor Locks 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% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Windsor Locks 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. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Cranston 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. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Coventry 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% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Windsor Locks School District | Coventry |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Windsor Locks High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
12.3 |
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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.