City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Cranston | Warwick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,270/mo | $1,295/mo | 1.9% lower in A |
| Median home value | $326,000 | $294,400 | 10.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $83,123 | $81,009 | 2.6% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.4 | 94.7 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 90.8 | 91.1 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 83.8 | 84.2 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 87.2 | 87.9 | 0.7% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Cranston, you'd need $101,145 in Warwick to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Cranston, RI is about 1.1% cheaper overall than Warwick, RI, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Cranston, you'd need about $80,916 in Warwick to keep the same standard of living.