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Quinebaug vs Woonsocket vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
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 | Quinebaug | Woonsocket | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,193Lowest |
43,521Highest |
8,319 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
49.3±5.9 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$112,011±$21kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Woodstock and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$417,200±$22kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,202±$94Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Woodstock and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$5,357Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±16 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock 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 | #85 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | The Woodstock Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Lowest |
16.2Highest |
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