Compare towns
Warwick vs Andover vs Cranston
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 affordable homes ($355k median).
Andover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Cranston has the most renters (32.4% rent).
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 | Andover | Cranston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175 |
36,652Lowest |
83,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.9±1 10% above U.S. |
39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Warwick and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$172,606±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$855,600±$22kHighest 157% above U.S. |
$378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$2,201±$129Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,103 64% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±7.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 10% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #68 of 282 in MA | #27 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Cranston High School West |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.8 |
15.4Highest |
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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.