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Wendell vs Woonsocket vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wendell has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
New Braintree has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Wendell | Woonsocket | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 850Lowest |
43,521Highest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±8.8 21% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,288±$14k 19% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$99,500±$8kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,300±$31kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$408,800±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,239±$519 12% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,484±$316Highest 5% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,519 45% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,508Highest 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.6%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±51.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wendell and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wendell and New Braintree 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 | New Salem-Wendell | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None 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.