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Windsor vs Woonsocket vs Cummington

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 expensive homes ($390k median).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Cummington has the oldest population (median age 55.1).

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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.

MeasureWindsorWoonsocketCummington
People
Population
1,065
43,521Highest
902Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4
15% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
55.1±6.7Highest
42% above U.S.
Cummington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
32.2%±3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
55.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
10.9%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cummington and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$104,167±$32k
29% above U.S.
Windsor and Cummington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kHighest
17% above U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$300,600±$32kLowest
10% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,161±$48Highest
18% below U.S.
$825±$365Lowest
42% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Cummington 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.
$3,960Highest
27% above U.S.
$3,875
24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
22.8%±27.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Cummington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
1940Lowest
40 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 min
41% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
39 minHighest
47% above U.S.
Work from home
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.9%±10Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cummington and Windsor 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 — RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket —
High school in town — Woonsocket High School —
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.