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Wauregan vs Woonsocket vs Windsor Locks
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 youngest population (median age 32).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
43,521Highest |
12,579 |
| 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. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
28.6%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% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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. |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor Locks 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±$15k 21% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476 11% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan 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. |
$3,960Highest 27% above U.S. |
$3,688 18% 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% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.