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Brooklyn vs Woonsocket vs Danielson

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Danielson has the most affordable homes ($225k median).

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.

MeasureBrooklynWoonsocketDanielson
People
Population
8,517
43,521Highest
4,209Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
Kids under 18
20.6%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.6%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$64,050±$15k
21% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,200±$28kHighest
5% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,235±$194Highest
13% below U.S.
Danielson and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,538Highest
45% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
Work from home
10.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Brooklyn and Danielson 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 #113 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI —
School district Brooklyn School District RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket —
High school in town None in town Woonsocket High School —
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.