Compare towns
Warwick vs Exeter vs East 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 most affordable homes ($355k median).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($509k median).
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 | Exeter | East Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
7,195Lowest |
47,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44.3±1 9% above RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
45.1±2.4Highest 11% above RI |
| East Providence and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1 RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Exeter and Warwick 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% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.8%±1.5 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick and East 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% |
46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
31.6%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter 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 |
$111,250±$30kHighest 27% above RI |
$75,912±$8kLowest 14% below RI |
| Exeter and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
$509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
$365,500±$10k 10% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Highest about the RI average |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,288±$75Lowest 4% below RI |
| Warwick and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616 6% below RI |
$5,881Highest 20% above RI |
$4,545Lowest 7% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
48.5%±6.5Lowest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
10.1% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
59.9%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 1 yr older than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1958Lowest 4 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 4% below RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
23 min 11% below RI |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
12.4%±2.6Lowest RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Warwick 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 | #14 of 38 in RI | #29 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Exeter-West Greenwich | 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 |
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.