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Phillipston vs Woonsocket vs Sandisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillipston has the highest household income ($95k).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Sandisfield has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Phillipston | Woonsocket | Sandisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,895 |
43,521Highest |
994Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±1.7 25% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
49.9±7.5Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Sandisfield and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±5.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sandisfield and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,692±$14kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$91,111±$23k 13% above U.S. |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,400±$27kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$360,300±$34k 8% above U.S. |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$849Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,250±$220 12% below U.S. |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914 25% above U.S. |
$3,960Highest 27% above U.S. |
$3,328Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.5%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandisfield and Phillipston 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 | — | #37 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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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.