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Pawtucket vs Windham vs Central Falls
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 most affordable homes ($326k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Central Falls has the most renters (74.4% 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 | Pawtucket | Windham | Central Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
16,038Lowest |
22,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
32.5±2.3Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
26.1%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Central Falls 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% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham 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% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket 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 | $68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$49,285±$8kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$352,100±$30k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,200±$75Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115 32% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,744Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.7%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Central Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
25.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | #13 of 120 in NH | #38 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Windham School District | Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Windham High School | Central Falls Sr High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.8Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.