Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0In Warwick, 69% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Rhode Island
Warwick’s city government spent $398.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,804 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Warwick is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Warwick School District
Warwick’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Warwick, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $23,605 per pupil, $13,772 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Rhode Island districts overall: 48% local, 40% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,804 per resident a year, or $13.16 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 57% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Warwick runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with U.S. cities of 50,000–99,999 that run their own schools.
$4,504 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Warwick’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,504 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 U.S. cities of 50,000–99,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,282, and the middle half spent $3,631–$4,976. Warwick spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
U.S. cities of 50,000–99,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warwick itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Warwick reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,504 · 2023: $4,648 · 2024: $4,804.
full-time in March 2025, up from 2,018 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,616 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% of the home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Warwick’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Warwick’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warwick →
Who’s in charge in Warwick
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warwick’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on warwickri.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 41 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (83,016).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Warwick voted in 2024
Official results for Warwick’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.6%24,186 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.8%20,602 votesOthers: 2.6% (1,196 votes).
Most votes in Warwick: Kamala D Harris
Kent County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 47.8% · Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%
of Warwick’s 66,637 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Rhode Island: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Warwick: Sheldon Whitehouse
Kent County: Whitehouse 54.1%, Morgan 45.7% · Rhode Island: Whitehouse 59.9%, Morgan 39.8%
Most votes in the district: Seth Magaziner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Warwick, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 52.6% | 44.8% | 2.6% | 45,984 |
| Kent County | 49.7% | 47.8% | 2.5% | 93,148 |
| Rhode Island | 55.6% | 41.8% | 2.6% | 513,086 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Warwick sends 7 representatives to the Rhode Island House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: warwickri.gov ↗
- 2Rhode Island HouseWarwick is split between 7 districts
- 3Rhode Island SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Rhode Island
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Warwick compares with the towns next door
Warwick spent $4,504 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| East Providence | $3,898 runs schools | $4,545 |
| Cranston | $4,131 runs schools | $5,103 |
| West Warwick | $4,316 runs schools | $4,962 |
| Portsmouth | $4,413 runs schools | $6,318 |
| North Kingstown | $4,574 runs schools | $6,396 |
| Barrington | $5,230 runs schools | $9,656 |
| East Greenwich | $5,629 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Warwick | $4,504 | $4,616 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Warwick’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warwick’s government
How much does Warwick spend per resident?
About $4,804 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,504 was more than 57% of 42 U.S. cities of 50,000–99,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Warwick?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,616 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see warwickri.gov.
Who runs Warwick’s government?
See warwickri.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warwick yet.
How did Warwick vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 52.6%, Donald J Trump 44.8% (45,984 votes, official results). Kent County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 47.8%. Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%.
How many people work for Warwick?
2,035 full-time and 354 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $16.1M (about $193.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warwick in the state legislature?
Warwick is split among 7 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Rhode Island Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Warwick’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →