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Middletown vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most expensive homes ($563k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Middletown | Warren |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,832Highest |
11,144Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5.1%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.8±2Lowest 8% above RI |
49±2.9Highest 21% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
25%±3.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Warren and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
36.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±1.6Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Middletown and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,948±$6kHighest 16% above RI |
$90,729±$12kLowest 3% above RI |
| Middletown and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $563,300±$46kHighest 39% above RI |
$395,700±$22kLowest about the RI average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,990±$170Highest 48% above RI |
$1,363±$96Lowest about the RI average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,153Highest 26% above RI |
$5,474Lowest 12% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±6.3Lowest RI: 48% |
54.6%±9.4Highest RI: 48% |
| Warren and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.9%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
61.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1950Lowest 12 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 22% below RI |
25 minHighest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.3Lowest RI: 13% |
14.4%±3.3Highest RI: 13% |
| Warren and Middletown 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 | #23 of 38 in RI | #31 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Middletown | Highlander · Bristol Warren |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Highlander Secondary Charter S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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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.