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Warwick vs Coventry vs North Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).
North Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Coventry | North Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
35,907 |
34,293Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+1.9% RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 9% above RI |
44±1.1 8% above RI |
42.1±1.9Lowest 4% above RI |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.8% |
18.2%±1.8Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.7%±2.3 RI: 18.8% |
| Coventry and North Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest RI: 18.7% |
19.2%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.9%±2.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick and North Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% RI: 37.7% |
31.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
36.9%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.2%±1.4Highest RI: 8.3% |
| North Providence 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±$6k about the RI average |
$102,946±$8kHighest 17% above RI |
$83,756±$6kLowest 5% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
$356,200±$11kHighest 12% below RI |
$355,900±$12k 12% below RI |
| Coventry and North Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76 about the RI average |
$1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,405±$64Highest 5% above RI |
| North Providence and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
$5,099Highest 4% above RI |
$4,843 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48% |
51.5%±11.1 RI: 48% |
42.7%±6.2Lowest RI: 48% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% RI: 11.2% |
7.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.3%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% RI: 63.6% |
82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
63.9%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1970 8 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below RI |
26 min about the RI average |
27 minHighest 7% above RI |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest RI: 13% |
12.4%±2.5Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #24 of 38 in RI | #26 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Coventry | North Providence · Excel Academy Rhode Island |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Coventry High School | North Providence High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.3 |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
RI 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.