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Cumberland vs West Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the most people working from home (14.8%).
West Warwick has the most renters (43% 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 | Cumberland | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,820Highest |
31,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Highest 7% above RI |
42.8±1.5Lowest 5% above RI |
| Cumberland and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±1.7Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20%±2.1Highest RI: 18.7% |
| West Warwick and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8kHighest 34% above RI |
$77,608±$7kLowest 12% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,000±$15kHighest 7% above RI |
$330,800±$12kLowest 18% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109Highest about the RI average |
$1,303±$74Lowest about the RI average |
| Cumberland and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,870Lowest about the RI average |
$4,962Highest about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2Highest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Cumberland and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.6%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1968Lowest 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% above RI |
25 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
7.2%±2Lowest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
13.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.