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Chaplin vs Pawtucket 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
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Chaplin | Pawtucket | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
75,893Highest |
2,004Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.7±4.8Highest 12% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below 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 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Franklin and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest 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+ | 25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below 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 | $255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$326,200±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Franklin and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$767±$529Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
$3,934Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Pawtucket 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 | — | #35 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | William E. Tolman High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.