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Warwick vs Union vs Chaplin

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%).
Union has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).

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.

MeasureWarwickUnionChaplin
People
Population
776Lowest
944
2,070Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
49.9±4.3
28% above U.S.
43.7±4.8Lowest
12% above U.S.
Warwick and Union 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%
16.9%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.7%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Union and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
24.5%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Union and Warwick 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%
24%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
10.1%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Chaplin and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
$88,958±$14kLowest
10% above U.S.
$97,846±$14kHighest
21% above U.S.
Chaplin 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±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
$330,400±$26k
about the U.S. average
$255,200±$24kLowest
23% below U.S.
Warwick and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,367±$163Lowest
3% below U.S.
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$1,473±$275Highest
4% above U.S.
Chaplin and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,380Lowest
40% above U.S.
$4,793Highest
54% above U.S.
$4,524
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
90%±64.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.6%±27.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Union and Chaplin 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%
5.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
32 minLowest
20% above U.S.
32 min
23% above U.S.
Work from home
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±10
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Warwick Union School District Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town None in town None in town Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
7.5
On TownTapestry
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.