Compare towns
Warren vs Scituate vs North Smithfield
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 renters (38.7% rent).
Scituate has the most homeowners (87.3%).
North Smithfield has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Scituate | North Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,144 |
10,517Lowest |
12,708Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+5.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49±2.9 21% above RI |
49.9±4Highest 23% above RI |
45.5±3.9Lowest 12% above RI |
| Scituate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
14.9%±3.3 RI: 18.8% |
19.2%±3.2Highest RI: 18.8% |
| North Smithfield and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±3.5 RI: 18.7% |
25.2%±4.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
20.9%±2.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Scituate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
34.7% RI: 37.7% |
33.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.2%±1.7 RI: 8.3% |
4.4%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| North Smithfield and Scituate 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 |
$112,315±$23kHighest 28% above RI |
$108,866±$12k 24% above RI |
| Scituate and North Smithfield 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 |
$449,300±$26k 11% above RI |
$457,200±$21kHighest 13% above RI |
| North Smithfield and Scituate 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 |
$1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,282±$531Lowest 4% below RI |
| Scituate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,474Highest 12% above RI |
$5,265 7% above RI |
$5,219Lowest 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±9.4 RI: 48% |
59.6%±25.9Highest RI: 48% |
33.6%±11.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Scituate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
5% RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
77.9% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 12 yrs older than RI |
1966 4 yrs newer than RI |
1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the RI average |
31 minHighest 20% above RI |
26 min 4% above RI |
| Work from home | 14.4%±3.3Highest RI: 13% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest RI: 13% |
14.2%±3.6 RI: 13% |
| Warren and North Smithfield 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #13 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Highlander · Bristol Warren | Scituate | North Smithfield |
| High school in town | Highlander Secondary Charter S | Scituate High School | North Smitfield HS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
10.8Lowest |
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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.