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Warwick vs Chilmark vs East Providence
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 kids (17.6% under 18).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
East Providence has the most renters (40.1% 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 | Chilmark | East Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
1,578Lowest |
47,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+40%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Lowest 14% above U.S. |
53.6±8.1Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.1±2.4 16% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warwick and Chilmark 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% |
20.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warwick and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
$168,750±$28kHighest 109% above U.S. |
$75,912±$8kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 470% above U.S. |
$365,500±$10k 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
$2,750±$2kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$1,288±$75Lowest 9% below U.S. |
| Chilmark and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Highest 48% above U.S. |
$4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$4,545 46% 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% |
48.5%±6.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and East Providence 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% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.9%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. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±11Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | — | #29 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Up-Island Regional | East Providence |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | None in town | East Providence High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
— | 15.5Highest |
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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.