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Pawtucket 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
Pawtucket has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Pawtucket | Warren |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
11,144Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5.1%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Lowest 9% below RI |
49±2.9Highest 21% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6Highest RI: 18.8% |
14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
25%±3.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Pawtucket and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kLowest 22% below RI |
$90,729±$12kHighest 3% above RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8kLowest 19% below RI |
$395,700±$22kHighest about the RI average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,363±$96Highest about the RI average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115Lowest 16% below RI |
$5,474Highest 12% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48% |
54.6%±9.4Highest RI: 48% |
| Warren 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 RI: 11.2% |
9.7%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
61.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
1950Highest 12 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the RI average |
25 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5Lowest RI: 13% |
14.4%±3.3Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | #31 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Highlander · Bristol Warren |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Highlander Secondary Charter S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Lowest |
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.