Best PlacesWest Warwick, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Warwick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Warwick ranks 1,290th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
The best areas in West Warwick
The parts of West Warwick, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
River Point
Arctic
Centerville
Scores across West Warwick run from about the 17th to the 84th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
West Warwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Warwick ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of cities
Where West Warwick ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of cities
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in West Warwick
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Warwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,111, 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 West Warwick's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 West Warwick
West Warwick runs older than the country, 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 West Warwick.
Who works in West Warwick, and how
Work in West Warwick centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Warwick
West Warwick has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. The coast is about 26 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of West Warwick and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Warwick, month by month
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 West Warwick
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Warwick
Schools across West Warwick average a C−, better than 21% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Tiogue SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Scott SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Blackrock SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Archie R. Cole MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Hope Highlands Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Alan Shawn Feinstein Ms Of CovB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- East Greenwich HighA− · 65% proficient
- Toll Gate High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Coventry High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Warwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 West Warwick against the other 2,097 cities.
Who West Warwick suits
Families
Schools land around the 21st percentile and crime safety beats 79%.
Common questions about living in West Warwick
Is West Warwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Warwick ranks 1,290th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on walkability, low crime, and tree cover, 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 West Warwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,146. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $83,111 median income, cost of living beats 38% of cities.
Is West Warwick safe?
Yes, West Warwick is safer than 79% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Warwick?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in West Warwick?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are River Point, Arctic, and Centerville. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare West Warwick with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Warwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
West Warwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Warwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Warwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Warwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Warwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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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