Compare towns
Warren vs Exeter vs Middletown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most affordable homes ($396k median).
Exeter has the most homeowners (80.3%).
Middletown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Warren | Exeter | Middletown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,144 |
7,195Lowest |
16,832Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+5.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49±2.9Highest 21% above RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
43.8±2 8% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
19%±2.7 RI: 18.8% |
| Exeter and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±3.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.3%±2.6 RI: 18.7% |
| Warren and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
46.1% RI: 37.7% |
47.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
6.9%±1.6 RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,729±$12kLowest 3% above RI |
$111,250±$30kHighest 27% above RI |
$101,948±$6k 16% above RI |
| Exeter and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,700±$22kLowest about the RI average |
$509,200±$43k 26% above RI |
$563,300±$46kHighest 39% above RI |
| Middletown and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$96 about the RI average |
$1,317±$307Lowest about the RI average |
$1,990±$170Highest 48% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,474Lowest 12% above RI |
$5,881 20% above RI |
$6,153Highest 26% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±9.4 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
46.9%±6.3Lowest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 9.7% RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
8.5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3% RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57.9%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 12 yrs older than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1969 7 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the RI average |
22 min 12% below RI |
20 minLowest 22% below RI |
| Work from home | 14.4%±3.3 RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
10.9%±2.3Lowest RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Warren 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 | #31 of 38 in RI | #14 of 38 in RI | #23 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Highlander · Bristol Warren | Exeter-West Greenwich | Middletown |
| High school in town | Highlander Secondary Charter S | None in town | Middletown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.