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West Warwick vs Ware vs Warwick vs Pawtucket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Warwick has the highest household income ($89k).
Pawtucket has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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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 | West Warwick | Ware | Warwick | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,173 |
10,048Lowest |
83,175Highest |
75,893 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 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 | $77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$88,708±$6kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4k 15% 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 | $330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$354,600±$5kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% 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 | $4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
$4,616 48% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Ware 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 | #33 of 38 in RI | #267 of 282 in MA | #28 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | West Warwick | Ware | Warwick | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | West Warwick High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Pilgrim High School | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
11.1 |
10.5Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.