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Cumberland vs Pawtucket
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 the highest household income ($118k).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
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 | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,820Lowest |
75,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Highest 7% above RI |
37.1±0.8Lowest 9% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
22.4%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Cumberland and Pawtucket 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% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
22.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8kHighest 34% above RI |
$68,310±$4kLowest 22% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,000±$15kHighest 7% above RI |
$325,500±$8kLowest 19% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109Highest about the RI average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 10% below RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,870Highest about the RI average |
$4,115Lowest 16% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2Highest RI: 48% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Cumberland and Pawtucket 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% |
13.3%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
50.1%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% above RI |
26 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Lowest |
14.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.