Compare towns
Warren vs Pawtucket vs Barrington
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 oldest population (median age 49).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Barrington has the highest household income ($153k).
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 | Pawtucket | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,144Lowest |
75,893Highest |
17,126 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5.2% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49±2.9Highest 21% above RI |
37.1±0.8Lowest 9% below RI |
43.8±1.1 8% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
22.4%±1.6 RI: 18.8% |
26.5%±2.5Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Barrington and Pawtucket 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% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
16.4%±1.8 RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% RI: 37.7% |
22.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
73%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.2%±1.3 RI: 8.3% |
| Pawtucket and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,729±$12k 3% above RI |
$68,310±$4kLowest 22% below RI |
$153,198±$9kHighest 74% above RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,700±$22k about the RI average |
$325,500±$8kLowest 19% below RI |
$644,100±$25kHighest 59% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$96 about the RI average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,943±$505Highest 45% above RI |
| Barrington and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,474 12% above RI |
$4,115Lowest 16% below RI |
$9,656Highest 97% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±9.4 RI: 48% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48% |
55.4%±10Highest RI: 48% |
| Barrington and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7% RI: 11.2% |
13.3%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3% RI: 63.6% |
50.1%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
88.5%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 12 yrs older than RI |
1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
1956Highest 6 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the RI average |
26 min about the RI average |
30 minHighest 16% above RI |
| Work from home | 14.4%±3.3 RI: 13% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest RI: 13% |
22.1%±3.3Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI | #1 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Highlander · Bristol Warren | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Barrington |
| High school in town | Highlander Secondary Charter S | William E. Tolman High | Barrington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
14.6 |
12.6Lowest |
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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.