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Thomaston vs Woonsocket vs Stafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Stafford has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Thomaston | Woonsocket | Stafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492Lowest |
43,521Highest |
11,511 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7 7% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
46.7±4.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Stafford and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.5%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stafford and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Thomaston and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,218±$15kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$93,235±$16k 15% above U.S. |
| Thomaston and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,600±$23k 15% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$263,800±$22kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,086±$85 23% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915Highest 90% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,131 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.5%±12.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thomaston and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stafford and Thomaston 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #37 of 38 in RI | #96 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Stafford School District |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | Woonsocket High School | Stafford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
15.2Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.