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Cranston vs Ansonia vs Johnston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranston has the most people working from home (13%).
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Johnston has the most homeowners (75.9%).
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 | Cranston | Ansonia | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
19,033Lowest |
29,835 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
44.5±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cranston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Johnston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$91,866±$6kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Johnston and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$355,500±$13k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59 about the U.S. average |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,275±$132Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 64% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
$4,614Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cranston and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cranston and Johnston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #142 of 149 in CT | #32 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Johnston |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Johnston Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
12.2 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.