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North Smithfield vs Woonsocket vs Burrillville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Smithfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Burrillville has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | North Smithfield | Woonsocket | Burrillville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,708Lowest |
43,521Highest |
16,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5% RI: +4.3% |
+1.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Highest 12% above RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
45.1±4.6 11% above RI |
| North Smithfield and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±3.2 RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket and North Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±2.8Highest RI: 18.7% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.3%±2.8 RI: 18.7% |
| North Smithfield and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
25% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.3Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.7%±2.7 RI: 8.3% |
| Woonsocket and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,866±$12k 24% above RI |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$119,813±$16kHighest 36% above RI |
| Burrillville and North Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $457,200±$21kHighest 13% above RI |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$384,400±$18k 5% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,282±$531Highest 4% below RI |
$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,206±$251 10% below RI |
| North Smithfield and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,219Highest 7% above RI |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$4,667 5% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±11.4 RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48% |
32.1%±14.5Lowest RI: 48% |
| Woonsocket and North Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
6.5% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
81.6%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1970 8 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above RI |
29 min 15% above RI |
35 minHighest 38% above RI |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.6Highest RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
11.5%±3.1 RI: 13% |
| North Smithfield and Burrillville 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 | #13 of 38 in RI | #37 of 38 in RI | #30 of 38 in RI |
| School district | North Smithfield | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Burrillville |
| High school in town | North Smitfield HS | Woonsocket High School | Burrillville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
15.2Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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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.