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Erving vs Pawtucket vs Hinsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Erving has the most homeowners (81.5%).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Hinsdale has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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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 | Erving | Pawtucket | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,703Lowest |
75,893Highest |
1,859 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.4 11% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.8±10.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Hinsdale and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Erving and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hinsdale and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,656±$9k 4% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$77,845±$17kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Hinsdale and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,800±$20k 18% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8kHighest about the U.S. average |
$267,600±$35kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$213 18% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,109±$118Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,870Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$4,115Highest 32% above U.S. |
$3,065 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±23Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±24.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Erving and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Highest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.7%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pawtucket and Hinsdale 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 | — | #35 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Erving | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Central Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | William E. Tolman High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.