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Middleborough vs Woonsocket vs Rockland
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 oldest population (median age 43.4).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Rockland has the highest household income ($112k).
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 | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505 |
43,521Highest |
17,701Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Highest 12% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
40.7±3.3 5% above U.S. |
| Middleborough and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$112,405±$12kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Rockland and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 41% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$472,900±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Rockland and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,610±$255 14% above U.S. |
| Middleborough and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023 93% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,487Highest 108% 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% |
51.7%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleborough and Rockland 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% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.7%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rockland 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 | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Rockland |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Woonsocket High School | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.2Highest |
12.5 |
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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.