What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Kingstown has the most people working from home (16.7%).

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	North Kingstown	Woonsocket
People
Population	27,859Lowest	43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+4.7%Lowest RI: +4.3%	+5%Highest RI: +4.3%
Median age	46.2±2.4Highest 14% above RI	35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI
Kids under 18	17.8%±1.7Lowest RI: 18.8%	23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8%
Age 65+	23%±1.9Highest RI: 18.7%	14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.6%Highest RI: 37.7%	19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±1.5Highest RI: 8.3%	5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3%
	North Kingstown and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,293±$14kHighest 44% above RI	$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$543,700±$26kHighest 35% above RI	$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,268±$187Highest 6% below RI	$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI
	North Kingstown and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,396Highest 31% above RI	$3,960Lowest 19% below RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.5%±8.6Lowest RI: 48%	46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48%
	Woonsocket and North Kingstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.1%Lowest RI: 11.2%	18.7%Highest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.7%Highest RI: 63.6%	37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI	1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the RI average	29 minHighest 15% above RI
Work from home	16.7%±2.4Highest RI: 13%	6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#4 of 38 in RI	#37 of 38 in RI
School district	North Kingstown	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town	North Kingstown Sr. High	Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.9Lowest	15.2Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

RI 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.