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Pawtucket vs Mansfield 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
Pawtucket has the oldest population (median age 37.1).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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.
| Measure | Pawtucket | Mansfield | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
25,358Lowest |
43,521 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Highest 5% below U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
$72,393±$12kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Mansfield and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$335,400±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Mansfield and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115 32% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | E. O. Smith High School | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
11.8Lowest |
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.