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Middleborough vs Woonsocket vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Middleborough | Woonsocket | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505 |
43,521Highest |
20,904Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1 12% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
44.3±1.8Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Ludlow and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$84,838±$7k 5% above U.S. |
| Middleborough and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$335,300±$10k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,223±$82 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,918 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleborough and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ludlow and Middleborough 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Woonsocket High School | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
15.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.