Compare towns
Woonsocket vs Glocester vs West Warwick
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 the most renters (62.8% rent).
Glocester has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Glocester | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
10,221Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% RI: +4.3% |
+2.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
42.8±1.5 5% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3 RI: 18.8% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket and Glocester 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% |
22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
20%±2.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and West Warwick 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% |
35.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.7%±1.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| West Warwick 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 30% below RI |
$113,508±$7kHighest 29% above RI |
$77,608±$7k 12% below RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average |
$330,800±$12k 18% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,303±$74 about the RI average |
| Glocester and West Warwick 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 |
$5,248Highest 7% above RI |
$4,962 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester 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% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
9.6% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1968 6 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 15% above RI |
34 minHighest 35% above RI |
25 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
7.2%±2 RI: 13% |
| Glocester and West Warwick 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 | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Ponaganset High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
12.8Lowest |
13.0 |
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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.