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Derby vs Woonsocket vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Ansonia has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Derby | Woonsocket | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,487Lowest |
43,521Highest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3.1Highest 19% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Derby and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,500±$11k about the U.S. average |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$85,877±$10kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$21kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$95 about the U.S. average |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,510Highest 77% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,446 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±12.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derby and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Derby and Ansonia 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | #37 of 38 in RI | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Derby School District | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Derby High School | Woonsocket High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
15.2Highest |
12.2 |
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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.