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Providence vs Windsor Locks vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Towns like ProvidenceWarwick
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Providence has the most renters (58.6% 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.
| Measure | Providence | Windsor Locks | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 191,767Highest |
12,579Lowest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 32.8±0.5Lowest 16% below U.S. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Providence and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,119±$3kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$8kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$42Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Providence and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Highest 42% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 38 in RI | #109 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | MET Career and Tech · Urban Collaborative | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Classical High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.2Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.