Compare towns
Warwick vs Mansfield vs Cumberland
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 oldest population (median age 44.3).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Cumberland has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
25,358Lowest |
36,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
43.5±1.2 12% above U.S. |
| 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%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$117,522±$8kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$431,000±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,379±$109 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$4,870 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.9%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT | #18 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | E. O. Smith High School | Cumberland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
11.8 |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.