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Warwick vs Chilmark 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).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Cranston has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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 | Chilmark | Cranston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175 |
1,578Lowest |
83,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+40%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
53.6±8.1Highest 38% above U.S. |
39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cranston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.2%±12.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$168,750±$28kHighest 109% above U.S. |
$90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 470% above U.S. |
$378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$2,750±$2kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
| Chilmark and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616 48% above U.S. |
$4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$5,103Highest 64% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest 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% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±11Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | — | #27 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Up-Island Regional | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | None in town | Cranston High School West |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
— | 15.4Highest |
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| 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.