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Warwick vs Winchester vs West Warwick
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 people working from home (12.4%).
Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k median).
West Warwick has the most renters (43% 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 | Winchester | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
10,284Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
49.1±6.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Winchester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Warwick and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Winchester 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| West Warwick 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±$6kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$66,519±$12kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
| Warwick and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$249,500±$17kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,174±$116Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Warwick and West Warwick 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. |
$4,780 53% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±15.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #97 of 149 in CT | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Northwestern Regional High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
9.7Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.