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Pawtucket vs Windsor vs Woonsocket vs West Warwick
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
West Warwick has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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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 | Woonsocket | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 75,893Highest |
1,065Lowest |
43,521 |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
44.8±6.4Highest 15% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
| Windsor and West Warwick 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% |
15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest 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% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Warwick and Windsor 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% |
41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| West Warwick 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. |
$115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
— | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74Highest 8% below U.S. |
| West Warwick and Pawtucket 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. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Pawtucket 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% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 38 in RI | — | #37 of 38 in RI | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | West Warwick |
| High school in town | William E. Tolman High | — | Woonsocket High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
— | 15.2Highest |
13.0Lowest |
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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.