Compare towns
Cumberland vs Woonsocket vs Valley Falls
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%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Valley Falls has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Woonsocket | Valley Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,820 |
43,521Highest |
12,657Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5% RI: +4.3% |
+4.7%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Highest 7% above RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
41.7±3.5 about the RI average |
| Cumberland and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4 RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Lowest RI: 18.8% |
25%±4.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Valley Falls and Cumberland 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% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
16.6%±2.4 RI: 18.7% |
| Cumberland and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
29.1% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
1.3%±0.8Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8kHighest 34% above RI |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$92,901±$17k 6% above RI |
| Cumberland and Valley Falls 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 |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$375,200±$19k 7% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109Highest about the RI average |
$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,362±$142 about the RI average |
| Cumberland and Valley Falls 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 |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$4,397 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2Highest RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
46.4%±17.7Lowest RI: 48% |
| Cumberland and Woonsocket 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% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.1% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
67.8% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1963 1 yr newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% above RI |
29 minHighest 15% above RI |
23 minLowest 9% below RI |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
9.9%±4.4 RI: 13% |
| Cumberland and Valley Falls 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 | #37 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | Woonsocket High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.