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Woonsocket vs Danielson 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 renters (62.8% rent).
Danielson has the most affordable homes ($225k median).
West Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
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 | Danielson | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
4,209Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
34.5±3.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
42.8±1.5Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
11.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.2%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danielson 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. |
$64,050±$15k 21% below U.S. |
$77,608±$7kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| West Warwick and Danielson 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. |
$224,600±$13kLowest 32% 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. |
$1,235±$194 13% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74Highest 8% below U.S. |
| West Warwick and Danielson 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. |
$4,009 29% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±17.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
53% U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| West Warwick and Danielson 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 | — | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | — | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 13.0Lowest |
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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.