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Pawtucket vs Westfield vs West 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 kids (22.4% under 18).
Westfield has the most homeowners (68.6%).
West Warwick has the oldest population (median age 42.8).
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 | Westfield | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
40,378 |
31,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
39.9±1.8 about the U.S. average |
42.8±1.5Highest 10% above U.S. |
| West Warwick and Westfield 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% |
18.1%±2 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Warwick and Westfield 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% |
33.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$87,753±$6kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
| Westfield and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
$330,800±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| West Warwick and Pawtucket 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. |
$1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74Highest 8% below U.S. |
| West Warwick and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,746 52% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±5.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westfield 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% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 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 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pawtucket and Westfield 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 | #197 of 282 in MA | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Westfield | West Warwick |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Westfield High | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
11.9Lowest |
13.0 |
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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.