What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hull	Pawtucket
People
Population	10,138Lowest	75,893Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	56.1±1.8Highest 44% above U.S.	37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S.
Kids under 18	11.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22%	22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	26.1%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Pawtucket and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$115,485±$14kHighest 43% above U.S.	$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$646,000±$38kHighest 94% above U.S.	$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,081±$187Highest 47% above U.S.	$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,089Highest 95% above U.S.	$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.8%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1%	45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Hull and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S.	1947Highest 33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 26% above U.S.	26 minLowest 3% below U.S.
Work from home	19.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1%	9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#66 of 282 in MA	#35 of 38 in RI
School district	Hull	Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket
High school in town	Hull High	William E. Tolman High
Students per teacherat that high school	8.8Lowest	14.6Highest
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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.