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Warwick is a mid-size city of 83,175 people in Kent County, Rhode Island. It's about 8 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $1k a month.
83,175people
$355kTypical home
$1,363/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
37"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,175
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,376 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,236/mo)
- Median rent $1,363/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Low property crime (901 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PVD airport
- 2 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 219 bars within 25 mi
- 641 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk