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Orange vs Ware vs Ware 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
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Ware has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Ware has the highest household income ($67k).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Orange | Ware | Ware | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,573 |
6,369Lowest |
10,048 |
43,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2 7% above U.S. |
39.8±6 about the U.S. average |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Ware and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $55,824±$10k 31% below U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5k 24% below U.S. |
| Ware and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,900±$18kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$253,400±$31k 24% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15kHighest 7% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,039±$104 26% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Highest 18% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136 33% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,237Highest 36% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ware and Ware 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — | Ware | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 11.1 |
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.