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Woonsocket vs Chaplin vs West Warwick
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 kids (23.3% under 18).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
West Warwick has the shortest commute (25 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 | Chaplin | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
2,070Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
43.7±4.8Highest 12% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5 10% above U.S. |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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. |
$97,846±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| West Warwick and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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. |
$4,524 45% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and West Warwick 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% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and West Warwick 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 | — | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Parish Hill High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
7.5Lowest |
13.0 |
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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.