Compare towns
Woonsocket vs Warwick 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 renters (62.8% rent).
Warwick has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Warwick | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521 |
83,175Highest |
31,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
44.3±1Highest 9% 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 | 23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1 RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
21.6%±1.2Highest 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+ | 19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
33.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| 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 | $61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$88,708±$6kHighest about the RI average |
$77,608±$7k 12% below RI |
| 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 | $311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$354,600±$5kHighest 12% below RI |
$330,800±$12k 18% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,363±$76Highest about the RI average |
$1,303±$74 about the RI average |
| Warwick 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 |
$4,616 6% below RI |
$4,962Highest about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Warwick 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% |
7.6%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.6% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
73.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1961 1 yr older than RI |
1968Highest 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 15% above RI |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
25 min about the RI average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
7.2%±2 RI: 13% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #28 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Warwick | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Pilgrim High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.5Lowest |
13.0 |
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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.