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Leyden vs Woonsocket vs Warwick

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Woonsocket has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureLeydenWoonsocketWarwick
People
Population
637Lowest
43,521Highest
776
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.2±8.2Highest
37% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
51.4±7.3
32% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.8%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
28.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$105,893±$13kHighest
31% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$372,900±$24kHighest
12% above U.S.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$349,400±$34k
5% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,917±$451Highest
36% above U.S.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,367±$163
3% below U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,651Highest
49% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$4,380
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.9%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
23% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
11%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Leyden 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 — #37 of 38 in RI —
School district — RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Warwick
High school in town — Woonsocket High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
15.2
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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.