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Cumberland vs Cumberland Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Cumberland Hill has the highest household income ($131k).
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 | Cumberland | Cumberland Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,820Highest |
8,648Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.6%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Highest 7% above RI |
42.1±3.2Lowest 4% above RI |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
21.3%±4.6Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±1.7Highest RI: 18.7% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
49.2%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.5%±2Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Cumberland Hill and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8kLowest 34% above RI |
$130,506±$20kHighest 49% above RI |
| Cumberland Hill and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,000±$15kHighest 7% above RI |
$394,300±$26kLowest about the RI average |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109Highest about the RI average |
$1,310±$233Lowest about the RI average |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,870Highest about the RI average |
$4,390Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2Lowest RI: 48% |
74%±22.2Highest RI: 48% |
| Cumberland Hill and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
83.1%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1979Highest 17 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% above RI |
26 min 3% above RI |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
11%±2.3Lowest RI: 13% |
| Cumberland 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 | #18 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | — |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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RI 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.