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Pawtucket vs Windsor Locks vs East Providence
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 kids (22.4% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
East Providence has the most expensive homes ($366k median).
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 | Windsor Locks | East Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
12,579Lowest |
47,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
45.1±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
| East Providence and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| East Providence and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
$75,912±$8k 6% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and East Providence 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 |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$365,500±$10kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,288±$75 9% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,115 32% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,545Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±6.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Providence 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #29 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Windsor Locks School District | East Providence |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Windsor Locks High School | East Providence High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
8.9Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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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.