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Woonsocket vs Glocester vs Killingly vs Blackstone
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).
Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Blackstone has the most people working from home (17.4%).
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 | Glocester | Killingly | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
10,221 |
17,867 |
9,255Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
43.2±1.7 11% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Killingly 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% |
35.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly 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. |
$113,508±$7kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$94,191±$21k 17% above U.S. |
| Glocester and Blackstone 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. |
$396,500±$28k 19% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$404,400±$34kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Blackstone and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,417±$627Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,189±$85 16% below U.S. |
| Glocester and Blackstone 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. |
$5,248 68% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,703Highest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±18.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Blackstone and Glocester 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
34 min 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Blackstone and Glocester 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 | #12 of 38 in RI | #136 of 149 in CT | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Ponaganset High School | Killingly High School | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
12.8 |
11.1Lowest |
13.6 |
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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.