Best PlacesLakewood, Warwick, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood, Warwick ranks 2,424th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood, Warwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakewood, Warwick ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Lakewood, Warwick ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakewood, Warwick
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakewood, Warwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,899; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lakewood, Warwick's effective rate of 1.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lakewood, Warwick
Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, Warwick.
Who works in Lakewood, Warwick, and how
Work in Lakewood, Warwick centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lakewood, Warwick
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lakewood, Warwick, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lakewood, Warwick, month by month
Lakewood, Warwick sees roughly 65 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 Lakewood, Warwick
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lakewood, Warwick
Schools across Lakewood, Warwick average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Edward S. Rhodes SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Wyman SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Holliman SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Park View Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Pilgrim High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Nel/cps Construction CareerF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakewood, Warwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, Warwick against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lakewood, Warwick
Is Lakewood, Warwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakewood, Warwick ranks 2,424th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on state finances and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakewood, Warwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,206. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $87,899 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakewood, Warwick safe?
Yes, Lakewood, Warwick is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare Lakewood, Warwick with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakewood, Warwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood, Warwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakewood, Warwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakewood, Warwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakewood, Warwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakewood, Warwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakewood, 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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