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Orange vs Warren 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).
Warren has the most people working from home (8.5%).
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 | Warren | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573 |
5,009Lowest |
43,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2Highest 7% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3 about the U.S. average |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Orange and Warren 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% |
20.8%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,824±$10kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$66,082±$6kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5k 24% below U.S. |
| Warren 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. |
$333,700±$35kHighest about the U.S. average |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
| Warren and Woonsocket 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. |
$890±$174 37% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Highest 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136 33% above U.S. |
$4,530Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Orange 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% |
9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warren and Orange 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 | #165 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Quaboag Regional | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | Quaboag Regional High | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
10.0 |
15.2Highest |
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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.