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Wauregan vs Woonsocket vs Brooklyn
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 the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
43,521Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Lowest 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% |
17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18k about the U.S. average |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Wauregan 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. |
$315,200±$28kHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Brooklyn 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. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% 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. |
$4,538Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 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% |
10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brooklyn 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 | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | None in town |
| 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.