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Pawtucket vs Windsor Locks vs Warwick 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 housing (typical home built 1947).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Warwick has the highest household income ($89k).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
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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 | Windsor Locks | Warwick | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 75,893 |
12,579Lowest |
83,175Highest |
43,521 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Warwick 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%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1Lowest 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%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%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% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Lowest 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±$4k 15% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$88,708±$6kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Windsor Locks 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. |
$354,600±$5kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Warwick 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. |
$4,616Highest 48% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% 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% |
53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Warwick 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% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #28 of 38 in RI | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Windsor Locks School District | Warwick | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | Windsor Locks High School | Pilgrim High School | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
8.9Lowest |
10.5 |
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.