What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pawtucket has the most people working from home (9.2%).

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Pawtucket	Woonsocket
People
Population	75,893Highest	43,521Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3%	+5%Lowest RI: +4.3%
Median age	37.1±0.8Highest 9% below RI	35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI
	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%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.8%	23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8%
	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 RI: 18.7%	14.7%±1.4Highest RI: 18.7%
	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%Highest RI: 37.7%	19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3%	5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3%
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,310±$4kHighest 22% below RI	$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$325,500±$8kHighest 19% below RI	$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$39Highest 10% below RI	$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,115Highest 16% below RI	$3,960Lowest 19% below RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48%	46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48%
	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%Lowest RI: 11.2%	18.7%Highest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	50.1%Highest RI: 63.6%	37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1947Lowest 15 yrs older than RI	1952Highest 10 yrs older than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the RI average	29 minHighest 15% above RI
Work from home	9.2%±1.5Highest RI: 13%	6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13%
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket 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	#37 of 38 in RI
School district	Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town	William E. Tolman High	Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.6Lowest	15.2Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

RI 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.