Compare towns
Warwick vs Exeter vs North Kingstown
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 youngest population (median age 37.7).
North Kingstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Exeter | North Kingstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
7,195Lowest |
27,859 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5% RI: +4.3% |
+4.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44.3±1 9% above RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
46.2±2.4Highest 14% above RI |
| North Kingstown 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 RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.8%±1.7 RI: 18.8% |
| Exeter and North Kingstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2 RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
23%±1.9Highest RI: 18.7% |
| North Kingstown and Warwick 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% |
46.1% RI: 37.7% |
55.6%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
6.3%±1.5 RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and North Kingstown 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 |
$111,250±$30k 27% above RI |
$126,293±$14kHighest 44% above RI |
| North Kingstown and Exeter 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±$43k 26% above RI |
$543,700±$26kHighest 35% above RI |
| North Kingstown and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Highest about the RI average |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,268±$187Lowest 6% 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 | $4,616Lowest 6% below RI |
$5,881 20% above RI |
$6,396Highest 31% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
42.5%±8.6Lowest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6% RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
6.1%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
74.7% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1973 11 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 4% below RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
26 minHighest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
16.7%±2.4 RI: 13% |
| Exeter and North Kingstown 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 | #4 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Exeter-West Greenwich | North Kingstown |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | None in town | North Kingstown Sr. High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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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.