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Warwick vs Pawtucket vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Tolland has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Warwick | Pawtucket | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776 |
75,893Highest |
540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51.4±7.3 32% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
51.7±7.2Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Tolland and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,333±$22k 16% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$106,250±$10kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Tolland and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34k 5% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$355,700±$22kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Tolland and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
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| Warwick and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380Highest 40% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
$2,714Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
38 min 45% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Tolland 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 | — | #35 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Warwick | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | — |
| High school in town | None in town | William E. Tolman High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.