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Woonsocket vs Killingly vs Quinebaug

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).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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.

MeasureWoonsocketKillinglyQuinebaug
People
Population
43,521Highest
17,867
1,193Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
56.5±1Highest
45% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
0%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Killingly 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%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
29.1%±9.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Quinebaug 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
10.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.4Lowest
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.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$105,181±$36kHighest
30% above U.S.
Quinebaug and Killingly 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.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$237,800±$66kLowest
29% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,161±$48Highest
18% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
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Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,960Highest
27% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,703Lowest
19% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Killingly 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%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
97%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1960
20 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
23.3%±17.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Quinebaug and Killingly 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 #136 of 149 in CT —
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town Woonsocket High School Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.