Compare towns
Warwick vs Grand Island
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most expensive homes ($459k median).
Grand Island has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Grand Island |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,859Highest |
21,488Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±2.9Lowest 11% above NY |
45.7±2.5Highest 15% above NY |
| Grand Island and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±2.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Grand Island and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Grand Island and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Warwick and Grand Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $119,328±$10kHighest 39% above NY |
$115,991±$12kLowest 35% above NY |
| Warwick and Grand Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,800±$16kHighest 8% above NY |
$327,000±$14kLowest 23% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,496±$157Highest 8% below NY |
$1,199±$67Lowest 26% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,982Highest 52% above NY |
$5,850Lowest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57%±11.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.5%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Warwick and Grand Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 22% above NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.3%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
18%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Warwick and Grand Island 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 | #41 of 484 in NY | #145 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.