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Pascoag vs Pawtucket vs Woonsocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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.
| Measure | Pascoag | Pawtucket | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
75,893Highest |
43,521 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Highest 4% below RI |
37.1±0.8 9% below RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
| Pascoag and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Lowest RI: 18.8% |
22.4%±1.6 RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1Highest RI: 18.7% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
14.7%±1.4 RI: 18.7% |
| Pascoag and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
22.2% RI: 37.7% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9 RI: 8.3% |
| Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
$68,310±$4k 22% below RI |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,000±$47kHighest 10% below RI |
$325,500±$8k 19% below RI |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
| Pascoag and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Highest about the RI average |
$1,208±$39 10% below RI |
$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
| Pascoag and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Highest 10% below RI |
$4,115 16% below RI |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
45.9%±4.4 RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
13.3% RI: 11.2% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
50.1% RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Highest 9 yrs older than RI |
1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI |
1952 10 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 39% above RI |
26 minLowest about the RI average |
29 min 15% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7 RI: 13% |
9.2%±1.5Highest RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
| Pawtucket and Pascoag 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 | — | #35 of 38 in RI | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | — | William E. Tolman High | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.