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Woonsocket vs Cumberland Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Cumberland Hill has the most homeowners (83.1%).
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 | Cumberland Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
8,648Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.6%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
42.1±3.2Highest 4% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
21.3%±4.6Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
15.1%±1.9Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Cumberland Hill and Woonsocket 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 RI: 37.7% |
49.2%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.5%±2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Woonsocket and Cumberland Hill 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 30% below RI |
$130,506±$20kHighest 49% above RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$394,300±$26kHighest about the RI average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,310±$233Highest about the RI average |
| Cumberland Hill and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$4,390Highest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Lowest RI: 48% |
74%±22.2Highest RI: 48% |
| Cumberland Hill and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.7%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
83.1%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1979Highest 17 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 15% above RI |
26 minLowest 3% above RI |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
11%±2.3Highest RI: 13% |
| 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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RI 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.