Compare towns
Warwick vs Dover vs Coventry
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 renters (26.7% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Coventry has the youngest population (median age 44).
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 | Dover | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
2,308Lowest |
35,907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
47.5±4Highest 22% above U.S. |
44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Dover and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Dover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
9.4%±4.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover 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. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 293% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
— | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
37.4%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #1 of 282 in MA | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | — | Coventry |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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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.