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Putnam vs Wauregan vs Woonsocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putnam has the most people working from home (9%).
Wauregan has the highest household income ($80k).
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.
| Measure | Putnam | Wauregan | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
1,049Lowest |
43,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 12% above U.S. |
32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Putnam and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7k 13% below U.S. |
$79,545±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 19% below U.S. |
$262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15kHighest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 24% above U.S. |
$3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
$3,960Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
60.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Putnam and Wauregan 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | — | #37 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Putnam School District | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | — | Woonsocket High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 15.2Highest |
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| 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.