Compare towns
Mendon vs Woonsocket vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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.
| Measure | Mendon | Woonsocket | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325 |
43,521Highest |
5,837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 13% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
46.5±6Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$120,273±$12k 49% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$599,100±$31k 80% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,432±$743 about the U.S. average |
| Mendon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 131% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,530 109% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±10.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Rochester 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI | #104 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical · Rochester |
| High school in town | None in town | Woonsocket High School | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.