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Becket vs Woonsocket vs Lanesborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Becket has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Lanesborough has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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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 | Becket | Woonsocket | Lanesborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,962Lowest |
43,521Highest |
3,028 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.7 28% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
51.2±4.4Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Lanesborough and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Lanesborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lanesborough and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,417±$29k about the U.S. average |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$86,219±$19kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Lanesborough and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,000±$82kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$299,400±$36kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Becket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,107±$1kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,349±$199 5% below U.S. |
| Becket and Lanesborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,047Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$5,007Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±41.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Becket and Lanesborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Becket and Lanesborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #37 of 38 in RI | #75 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Central Berkshire | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Mount Greylock |
| High school in town | None in town | Woonsocket High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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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.