Compare towns
Warwick vs Cranston vs Cumberland
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 most affordable homes ($355k median).
Cranston has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Cranston | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175 |
83,250Highest |
36,820Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+3.2% RI: +4.3% |
+8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 9% above RI |
39.6±0.9Lowest about the RI average |
43.5±1.2 7% above RI |
| Warwick and Cumberland 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% |
19.6%±1.4 RI: 18.8% |
23.4%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Cumberland and Cranston 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% |
16.8%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
18.9%±1.7 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
36.4% RI: 37.7% |
44.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
6.3%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| 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 about the RI average |
$90,206±$4k about the RI average |
$117,522±$8kHighest 34% above RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
$378,300±$7k 6% below RI |
$431,000±$15kHighest 7% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Lowest about the RI average |
$1,375±$59 about the RI average |
$1,379±$109Highest about the RI average |
| Cumberland and Cranston 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 |
$5,103Highest 4% above RI |
$4,870 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48% |
47.3%±6Lowest RI: 48% |
47.9%±9.2 RI: 48% |
| Warwick and Cumberland 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% |
10.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
3.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% RI: 63.6% |
67.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
76.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 1 yr older than RI |
1958Lowest 4 yrs older than RI |
1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 4% below RI |
24 minLowest 5% below RI |
26 minHighest 3% above RI |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 13% |
13%±1.2 RI: 13% |
14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
| Cumberland and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #27 of 38 in RI | #18 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Cranston High School West | Cumberland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
15.4Highest |
13.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.