What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the most homeowners (73.3%).

Boston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Warwick	Boston
People
Population	83,175Lowest	666,442Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S.	33.3±0.2Lowest 14% below U.S.
Kids under 18	17.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 22%	15.1%±0.3Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%	13%±0.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	15%±0.3Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S.	$97,344±$2kHighest 21% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$354,600±$5kLowest 7% above U.S.	$731,700±$10kHighest 120% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,363±$76Lowest 4% below U.S.	$2,147±$25Highest 52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,616Highest 48% above U.S.	$4,456Lowest 43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1%	51.2%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Warwick and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	16.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	35.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S.	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below U.S.	30 minHighest 15% above U.S.
Work from home	12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	21.3%±0.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#28 of 38 in RI	#258 of 282 in MA
School district	Warwick	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston
High school in town	Pilgrim High School	Boston Latin School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.5Lowest	18.7Highest
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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.