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Central Falls vs Chaplin vs Windham
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%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k 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.
| Measure | Central Falls | Chaplin | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,701 |
2,070Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 16% below U.S. |
43.7±4.8Highest 12% above U.S. |
33.7±1.9 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Central Falls and Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Chaplin 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±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$55,736±$5k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,100±$30kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24k 23% below U.S. |
$209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$75 15% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,107±$69Lowest 22% 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. |
$4,524 45% above U.S. |
$4,633Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±8.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Central Falls 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% |
20.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 25.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±1.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 38 in RI | — | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Central Falls Sr High | Parish Hill High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
7.5Lowest |
9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.