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Killingly vs Woonsocket vs Mansfield
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%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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.
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 | Killingly | Woonsocket | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Lowest |
43,521Highest |
25,358 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 39.5±3Highest about the U.S. average |
35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% 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% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest 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% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kHighest 4% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$72,393±$12k 10% 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. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$335,400±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #37 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Woonsocket High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
15.2Highest |
11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.