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Central Falls vs Chaplin vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Central Falls has the most renters (74.4% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Franklin has the highest household income ($105k).
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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 | Central Falls | Chaplin | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,701Highest |
2,070 |
2,004Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 16% below U.S. |
43.7±4.8Highest 12% above U.S. |
40.3±4.3 4% above U.S. |
| Chaplin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Franklin and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,285±$8kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$105,000±$10kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Franklin and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,100±$30kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$326,200±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Central Falls and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$75 15% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$767±$529Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,744Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$4,524Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,934 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Central Falls and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 25.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Franklin 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 | #38 of 38 in RI | — | — |
| School district | Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Central Falls Sr High | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
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.