Compare towns
Warwick vs Windsor Locks vs Plainville 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 expensive homes ($355k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor Locks | Plainville | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
12,579Lowest |
17,551 |
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±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Plainville 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% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks 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. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$84,343±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Plainville 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. |
$258,800±$14k 22% below U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616 48% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #109 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Windsor Locks School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Windsor Locks High School | Plainville High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
8.9Lowest |
11.4 |
13.0Highest |
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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.