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Pawtucket vs Hooksett 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).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Warwick has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Hooksett | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893 |
15,057Lowest |
83,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,616 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Pawtucket 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% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hooksett and Warwick 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 | #35 of 38 in RI | #30 of 120 in NH | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Hooksett School District | Warwick |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | None in town | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 10.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.