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Woonsocket vs Brooklyn vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Woonsocket | Brooklyn | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
8,517Lowest |
17,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5 14% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
30%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7k 4% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$315,200±$28kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
$4,798Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #113 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Brooklyn School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.