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East Providence 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
East Providence has the most people working from home (12.4%).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | East Providence | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 47,281Lowest |
75,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.4Highest 11% above RI |
37.1±0.8Lowest 9% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
22.4%±1.6Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±1.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.6%Highest RI: 37.7% |
22.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Pawtucket and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,912±$8kHighest 14% below RI |
$68,310±$4kLowest 22% below RI |
| East Providence and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,500±$10kHighest 10% below RI |
$325,500±$8kLowest 19% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,288±$75Highest 4% below RI |
$1,208±$39Lowest 10% below RI |
| East Providence and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,545Highest 7% below RI |
$4,115Lowest 16% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.5%±6.5Highest RI: 48% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| East Providence and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
13.3%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.9%Highest RI: 63.6% |
50.1%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 4 yrs older than RI |
1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 11% below RI |
26 minHighest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±2.6Highest RI: 13% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest RI: 13% |
| East Providence and Pawtucket 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 | #29 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | East Providence | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | East Providence High | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
14.6Lowest |
| 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.