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Newfields vs West Warwick vs Woonsocket vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Newfields | West Warwick | Woonsocket | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
31,173 |
43,521Highest |
16,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$110,346±$13k 37% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,962 59% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$8,814 183% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 | — | #33 of 38 in RI | #37 of 38 in RI | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | West Warwick | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | West Warwick High School | Woonsocket High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
15.2Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.