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Attleboro vs Woonsocket vs Pawtucket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Pawtucket has the shortest commute (26 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Attleboro | Woonsocket | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
43,521Lowest |
75,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Highest about the U.S. average |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Attleboro and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Attleboro and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Attleboro | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Woonsocket High School | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
15.2 |
14.6Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.