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Woonsocket vs Everett vs Cumberland Hill

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 affordable homes ($311k median).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Cumberland Hill has the most homeowners (83.1%).

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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.

MeasureWoonsocketEverettCumberland Hill
People
Population
43,521
50,045Highest
8,648Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+17.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
35.2±1.5Lowest
10% below U.S.
42.1±3.2Highest
8% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±2.1
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Everett 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%
11.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.1%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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
U.S.: 35.7%
24.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
49.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.3%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Everett and Woonsocket 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.
$85,218±$7k
6% above U.S.
$130,506±$20kHighest
62% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$610,000±$23kHighest
83% above U.S.
$394,300±$26k
19% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$2,076±$69Highest
47% above U.S.
$1,310±$233
7% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$4,880Highest
56% above U.S.
$4,390
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±5.8
U.S.: 51.1%
74%±22.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cumberland Hill and Everett 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%
14.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
11% above U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±2
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cumberland Hill and Everett 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 #264 of 282 in MA —
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Everett —
High school in town Woonsocket High School Everett High —
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
12.1Lowest
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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.