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Smithfield vs Valley Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the most people working from home (14%).
Valley Falls has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Smithfield | Valley Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,233Highest |
12,657Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+4.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.6Highest about the RI average |
41.7±3.5Lowest about the RI average |
| Smithfield and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.8% |
25%±4.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±2.1Highest RI: 18.7% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Smithfield and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest RI: 37.7% |
29.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.7%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
1.3%±0.8Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,077±$8kHighest 16% above RI |
$92,901±$17kLowest 6% above RI |
| Smithfield and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,400±$12kHighest 10% above RI |
$375,200±$19kLowest 7% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,016±$241Lowest 24% below RI |
$1,362±$142Highest about the RI average |
| Valley Falls and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,207Highest 6% above RI |
$4,397Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±17.7Highest RI: 48% |
46.4%±17.7Lowest RI: 48% |
| Smithfield and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.1%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Highest RI: 63.6% |
67.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 14 yrs newer than RI |
1963Lowest 1 yr newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 4% below RI |
23 minLowest 9% below RI |
| Work from home | 14%±3.1Highest RI: 13% |
9.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 13% |
| Smithfield and Valley Falls 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 | #8 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Smithfield | — |
| High school in town | Smithfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.