Best PlacesCenterville, West Warwick, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Centerville, West Warwick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Centerville, West Warwick ranks 3,290th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in Centerville, West Warwick
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Centerville, West Warwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Centerville, West Warwick ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Centerville, West Warwick ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Centerville, West Warwick
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Centerville, West Warwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,402, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Centerville, West Warwick's effective rate of 1.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Centerville, West Warwick
Centerville, West Warwick's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Centerville, West Warwick.
Who works in Centerville, West Warwick, and how
Work in Centerville, West Warwick centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Centerville, West Warwick
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Centerville, West Warwick, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Centerville, West Warwick, month by month
Centerville, West Warwick sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Centerville, West Warwick
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Centerville, West Warwick
Schools across Centerville, West Warwick average a C, better than 34% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tiogue SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Scott SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chariho Regional Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Winman Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- John F. Deering MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Chariho High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Toll Gate High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Warwick High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Centerville, West Warwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Centerville, West Warwick measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Centerville, West Warwick against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Centerville, West Warwick
Is Centerville, West Warwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Centerville, West Warwick ranks 3,290th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Centerville, West Warwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $344,320. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $77,402 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Centerville, West Warwick safe?
Yes, Centerville, West Warwick is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Centerville, West Warwick with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Centerville, West Warwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Centerville, West Warwick represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Centerville, West Warwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Centerville, West Warwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Centerville, West Warwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Centerville, West Warwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Centerville, West Warwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Centerville, West Warwick detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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