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Rowley vs Pawtucket vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowley has the highest household income ($133k).
Pawtucket has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Rowley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.6%).
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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 | Rowley | Pawtucket | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,251 |
75,893Highest |
1,708Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3Highest 29% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
46.3±16.7 19% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rowley and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,734±$32kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$109,622±$17k 36% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $667,300±$52kHighest 101% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$614,800±$39k 85% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520 13% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,663±$674Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,865 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±45.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rowley and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rowley and Rowley 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #35 of 38 in RI | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | — |
| High school in town | None in town | William E. Tolman High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.