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Windsor vs Pawtucket 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
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
New Braintree has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
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 | Windsor | Pawtucket | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
75,893Highest |
973Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$99,500±$8k 23% above U.S. |
| Windsor and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$408,800±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,484±$316Highest 5% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
$5,508Highest 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±51.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Braintree and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
37 min 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #35 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | — | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | William E. Tolman High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.