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Wauregan vs Woonsocket vs Bantam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wauregan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.7%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Bantam has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Wauregan | Woonsocket | Bantam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049 |
43,521Highest |
810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
47.2±15.7Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Bantam and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±8.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
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| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$317,700±$40kHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Bantam and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$688±$106Lowest 51% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$3,984Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bantam and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1953 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±7.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bantam and Wauregan 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 | — |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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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.