What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Providence has the most renters (40.1% rent).

Warwick has the most homeowners (73.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Providence	Warwick
People
Population	47,281Lowest	83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2% RI: +4.3%	+0.2% RI: +4.3%
Median age	45.1±2.4Highest 11% above RI	44.3±1Lowest 9% above RI
	East Providence and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.6%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8%	17.6%±1.1Highest RI: 18.8%
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.8%±1.5Lowest RI: 18.7%	21.6%±1.2Highest RI: 18.7%
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.6%Lowest RI: 37.7%	33.7%Highest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3%	5.6%±0.7Highest RI: 8.3%
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,912±$8kLowest 14% below RI	$88,708±$6kHighest about the RI average
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$365,500±$10kHighest 10% below RI	$354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI
	East Providence and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,288±$75Lowest 4% below RI	$1,363±$76Highest about the RI average
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,545Lowest 7% below RI	$4,616Highest 6% below RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.5%±6.5Lowest RI: 48%	53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48%
	Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.1%Highest RI: 11.2%	7.6%Lowest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	59.9%Lowest RI: 63.6%	73.3%Highest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 4 yrs older than RI	1961Highest 1 yr older than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 11% below RI	25 minHighest 4% below RI
Work from home	12.4%±2.6 RI: 13%	12.4%±1.2 RI: 13%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#29 of 38 in RI	#28 of 38 in RI
School district	East Providence	Warwick
High school in town	East Providence High	Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.5Highest	10.5Lowest
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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.