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Westport vs Woonsocket vs Acushnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Acushnet has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Westport | Woonsocket | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,484 |
43,521Highest |
10,624Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±1.8Highest 30% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
46±2.8 18% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westport and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westport and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,000±$9kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$89,503±$9k 11% above U.S. |
| Westport and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $521,900±$38kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$436,400±$34k 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$356Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,170±$354 17% below U.S. |
| Westport and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,719Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$4,647Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.4%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Acushnet and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Acushnet and Westport 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 | #195 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westport | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Acushnet |
| High school in town | Westport Middle-High School | Woonsocket High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.