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Bozrah vs Woonsocket vs Chaplin

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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.

MeasureBozrahWoonsocketChaplin
People
Population
2,293
43,521Highest
2,070Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
46.4±7.4Highest
19% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
43.7±4.8
12% above U.S.
Bozrah and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.5%±5
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bozrah and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
10.1%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Chaplin and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,516±$11kHighest
34% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$97,846±$14k
21% above U.S.
Bozrah and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,200±$26kHighest
6% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$255,200±$24kLowest
23% below U.S.
Bozrah and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,426±$108
about the U.S. average
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,473±$275Highest
4% above U.S.
Chaplin and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,438
42% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$4,524Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.2%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
33.6%±27.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bozrah and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
7.5%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±10Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Chaplin and Bozrah 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 —
School district Bozrah School District RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town None in town Woonsocket High School Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
15.2Highest
7.5Lowest
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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.