Compare towns
Woonsocket vs Warren 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
Woonsocket has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Woonsocket | Warren | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
11,144Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+5.1% RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
49±2.9Highest 21% above RI |
42.8±1.5 5% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
14%±2.2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3 RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
25%±3.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
20%±2.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Warren 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+ | 19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 RI: 8.3% |
4.1%±1.5Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| West Warwick and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$90,729±$12kHighest 3% above RI |
$77,608±$7k 12% below RI |
| Warren and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$395,700±$22kHighest about the RI average |
$330,800±$12k 18% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,363±$96Highest about the RI average |
$1,303±$74 about the RI average |
| Warren and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$5,474Highest 12% above RI |
$4,962 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
54.6%±9.4Highest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Warren and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
9.7% RI: 11.2% |
9.6%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
61.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 10 yrs older than RI |
1950Lowest 12 yrs older than RI |
1968Highest 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 15% above RI |
25 min about the RI average |
25 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
14.4%±3.3Highest RI: 13% |
7.2%±2 RI: 13% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #31 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Highlander · Bristol Warren | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Highlander Secondary Charter S | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2 |
15.5Highest |
13.0Lowest |
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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.