What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

Greenfield has the most people working from home (11.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Woonsocket	Greenfield
People
Population	43,521Highest	17,664Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S.	44.6±2.1Highest 15% above U.S.
Kids under 18	23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22%	18.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	23.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	39.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Woonsocket and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$61,059±$5kHighest 24% below U.S.	$55,614±$7kLowest 31% below U.S.
	Woonsocket and Greenfield 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.	$263,100±$16kLowest 21% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,161±$48Highest 18% below U.S.	$1,107±$67Lowest 22% below U.S.
	Woonsocket and Greenfield 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.	$4,769Highest 53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	15.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	55.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Highest 28 yrs older than U.S.	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above U.S.	17 minLowest 34% below U.S.
Work from home	6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	11.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#37 of 38 in RI	#257 of 282 in MA
School district	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket	Greenfield
High school in town	Woonsocket High School	Greenfield High
Students per teacherat that high school	15.2Highest	10.9Lowest
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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.