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Plainfield vs Pawtucket vs Wauregan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
Pawtucket has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
Wauregan has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Plainfield | Pawtucket | Wauregan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
75,893Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
37.1±0.8Highest 5% below U.S. |
32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$79,545±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Wauregan and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8kHighest about the U.S. average |
$262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Highest 35% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
$3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
60.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Pawtucket 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #35 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | — |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | William E. Tolman High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.