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Lisbon vs Pawtucket vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Voluntown has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Lisbon | Pawtucket | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,211 |
75,893Highest |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.5±5.2 14% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.3±1.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Voluntown and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lisbon and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,708±$12k 15% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$101,964±$25kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Voluntown and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,700±$26kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$356,100±$16kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$39Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,166±$191Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,044Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
$4,955Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±75.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lisbon and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pawtucket and Voluntown 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 | #102 of 149 in CT | #35 of 38 in RI | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Lisbon School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Voluntown School District |
| 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.