What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).

West Warwick has the most renters (43% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Plainfield	West Warwick
People
Population	15,141Lowest	31,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6.2% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S.	42.8±1.5Highest 10% above U.S.
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22%	15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Plainfield and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	26.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S.	$77,608±$7kHighest 4% below U.S.
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S.	$330,800±$12kHighest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S.	$1,303±$74Highest 8% below U.S.
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S.	$4,962Highest 59% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	43.5%±7.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	West Warwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.	1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.
Work from home	10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Plainfield and West 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	#131 of 149 in CT	#33 of 38 in RI
School district	Plainfield School District	West Warwick
High school in town	Plainfield High School	West Warwick High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	13.0Highest
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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.