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Woonsocket vs Danielson vs Windsor Locks

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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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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.

MeasureWoonsocketDanielsonWindsor Locks
People
Population
43,521Highest
4,209Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
41.4±2.6Highest
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
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%
18.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor Locks 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%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%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Windsor Locks 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.
$81,205±$13kHighest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks 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±$15kHighest
7% below U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$258,800±$14k
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$4,009Highest
29% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Woonsocket 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%
10.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1961Highest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #37 of 38 in RI — #109 of 149 in CT
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket — Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Woonsocket High School — Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
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8.9Lowest
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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.