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Pawtucket vs Warren vs Providence
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 kids (22.4% under 18).
Warren has the most homeowners (64.5%).
Providence has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Warren | Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893 |
5,009Lowest |
191,767Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
38.7±7.3Highest about the U.S. average |
32.8±0.5Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Warren and Pawtucket 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% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Pawtucket 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% |
23.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$68,119±$3k 16% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$333,700±$35k about the U.S. average |
$362,200±$8kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Providence and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,408±$42Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,530Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,418 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48%±2.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Providence and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | #165 of 282 in MA | #36 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Quaboag Regional | MET Career and Tech · Urban Collaborative |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Quaboag Regional High | Classical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
10.0Lowest |
17.2Highest |
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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.