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Killingly vs Mansfield vs Woonsocket

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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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.

MeasureKillinglyMansfieldWoonsocket
People
Population
17,867Lowest
25,358
43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Highest
about the U.S. average
21.2±0.2Lowest
46% below U.S.
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
Killingly and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
9.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
11%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
57.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
57%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$72,393±$12k
10% below U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
Killingly and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$335,400±$20kHighest
about the U.S. average
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
Mansfield and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,602±$104Highest
13% above U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,727Highest
84% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
11.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
28.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #45 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town Killingly High School E. O. Smith High School Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
11.8
15.2Highest
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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.