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Ogunquit vs Central Falls vs Woonsocket

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Central Falls has the most renters (74.4% rent).
Woonsocket has the most affordable homes ($311k median).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitCentral FallsWoonsocket
People
Population
1,379Lowest
22,701
43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
32.5±2.3Lowest
16% below U.S.
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
26.1%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2
U.S.: 22%
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
10.7%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
10.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$49,285±$8kLowest
39% below U.S.
$61,059±$5k
24% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$352,100±$30k
6% above U.S.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,200±$75Highest
15% below U.S.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$3,744Lowest
20% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.7%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
24.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
25.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1944Lowest
36 yrs older than U.S.
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
4% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #38 of 38 in RI #37 of 38 in RI
School district — Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town — Central Falls Sr High Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.6Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.