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Warren vs Exeter vs Swansea
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most renters (38.7% rent).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Swansea has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Swansea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,144 |
7,195Lowest |
17,359Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.9Highest 26% above U.S. |
37.7±5.9Lowest 3% below U.S. |
45±3.3 16% above U.S. |
| Warren and Swansea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Swansea and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
11.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Swansea 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 12% above U.S. |
$111,250±$30k 38% above U.S. |
$116,364±$14kHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Swansea and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,700±$22kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$509,200±$43kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$445,000±$19k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$96Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,317±$307 7% below U.S. |
$1,226±$84Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Warren and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,474 76% above U.S. |
$5,881Highest 89% above U.S. |
$4,846Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±9.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
91%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.1%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Swansea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.4%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #131 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Highlander · Bristol Warren | Exeter-West Greenwich | Swansea |
| High school in town | Highlander Secondary Charter S | None in town | Joseph Case High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
— | 11.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.