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Pawtucket vs Danvers vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
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.
| Measure | Pawtucket | Danvers | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893 |
28,098Lowest |
83,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,616 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | #91 of 282 in MA | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Warwick |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.8 |
10.5Lowest |
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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.