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Richmond vs Warwick vs Hope Valley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Richmond has the highest household income ($125k).
Warwick has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Hope Valley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Richmond | Warwick | Hope Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,142 |
83,175Highest |
2,297Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+16%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 42.7±4.1 5% above RI |
44.3±1Highest 9% above RI |
41.9±10.6Lowest 3% above RI |
| Warwick and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4.8Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.1%±5.2 RI: 18.8% |
| Richmond and Hope Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±3.2Lowest RI: 18.7% |
21.6%±1.2Highest RI: 18.7% |
15.8%±7 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick and Hope Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest RI: 37.7% |
33.7% RI: 37.7% |
26.3%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
2.9%±3Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Richmond and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,653±$27kHighest 42% above RI |
$88,708±$6kLowest about the RI average |
$101,932±$23k 16% above RI |
| Richmond and Hope Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $435,800±$22k 8% above RI |
$354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
$447,500±$24kHighest 11% above RI |
| Hope Valley and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,580±$777Highest 18% above RI |
$1,363±$76Lowest about the RI average |
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| Richmond and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 30% above RI |
$4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
$6,448Highest 32% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.9Lowest RI: 48% |
53.1%±6.1 RI: 48% |
100%±28.1Highest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
7.6% RI: 11.2% |
9.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest RI: 63.6% |
73.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
91.8% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 23 yrs newer than RI |
1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
1984 22 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 33% above RI |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
29 min 12% above RI |
| Work from home | 11%±3.8Lowest RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2 RI: 13% |
15.8%±12Highest RI: 13% |
| Hope Valley 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 | #16 of 38 in RI | #28 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Chariho | Warwick | — |
| High school in town | Chariho High School | Pilgrim High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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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.