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Cumberland Hill vs Killingly vs Woonsocket

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cumberland Hill has the highest household income ($131k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

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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.

MeasureCumberland HillKillinglyWoonsocket
People
Population
8,648Lowest
17,867
43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.1±3.2Highest
8% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
Cumberland Hill and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.1%±1.9
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$130,506±$20kHighest
62% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$394,300±$26kHighest
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,310±$233Highest
7% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
Cumberland Hill and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,390Highest
41% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
74%±22.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Cumberland Hill and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
11%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Cumberland Hill 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town — Killingly High School Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.