Compare towns
Warwick vs Richmond vs West Warwick
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 people working from home (12.4%).
Richmond has the highest household income ($125k).
West Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
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 | Richmond | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
8,142Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+4% RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 9% above RI |
42.7±4.1Lowest 5% above RI |
42.8±1.5 5% above RI |
| Warwick and West 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% |
22%±4.8Highest RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Richmond 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% |
15.7%±3.2Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20%±2.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Warwick and West 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% RI: 37.7% |
49.5%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
7.1%±2.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3 RI: 8.3% |
| Richmond and West 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 |
$124,653±$27kHighest 42% above RI |
$77,608±$7kLowest 12% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5k 12% below RI |
$435,800±$22kHighest 8% above RI |
$330,800±$12kLowest 18% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76 about the RI average |
$1,580±$777Highest 18% above RI |
$1,303±$74Lowest about the RI average |
| Richmond and Warwick 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 |
$6,362Highest 30% above RI |
$4,962 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48% |
0%±42.9Lowest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8 RI: 48% |
| Warwick and West Warwick 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% |
3.2%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.6%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% RI: 63.6% |
96.6%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 1 yr older than RI |
1985Highest 23 yrs newer than RI |
1968 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below RI |
34 minHighest 33% above RI |
25 min about the RI average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
11%±3.8 RI: 13% |
7.2%±2Lowest RI: 13% |
| Warwick and Richmond 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 | #16 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Chariho | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Chariho High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.7 |
13.0Highest |
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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.