Compare towns
Scituate vs Woonsocket vs Hopkinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the highest household income ($112k).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Hopkinton has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Scituate | Woonsocket | Hopkinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517 |
43,521Highest |
8,420Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.6% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49.9±4Highest 23% above RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
46.1±3.9 14% above RI |
| Scituate and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
16.9%±3.6 RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
19.7%±3.6 RI: 18.7% |
| Scituate and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% RI: 37.7% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
34.9%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9 RI: 8.3% |
6%±2.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Hopkinton and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 28% above RI |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$97,172±$12k 11% above RI |
| Scituate and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,300±$26kHighest 11% above RI |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$404,300±$29k about the RI average |
| Scituate and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,161±$48 13% below RI |
$1,040±$441Lowest 23% below RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265 7% above RI |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$5,616Highest 15% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9Highest RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest RI: 48% |
52.3%±17.5 RI: 48% |
| Scituate and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
7% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
79.6% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 4 yrs newer than RI |
1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1977Highest 15 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 20% above RI |
29 min 15% above RI |
26 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
14.4%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
| Hopkinton and Scituate 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #37 of 38 in RI | #11 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Chariho |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | Woonsocket High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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RI 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.