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Woonsocket vs Ledyard vs Pawtucket
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).
Ledyard has the most homeowners (82.7%).
Pawtucket has the oldest housing (typical home built 1947).
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 | Ledyard | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521 |
15,433Lowest |
75,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
37.1±1.4Highest 5% below U.S. |
37.1±0.8Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ledyard and Woonsocket 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% |
17.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ledyard 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% |
40.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket 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. |
$107,975±$10kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$326,200±$27kHighest about the U.S. average |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Ledyard and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,629±$247Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,371Highest 104% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±27Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ledyard 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #99 of 149 in CT | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Ledyard School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Ledyard High School | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
11.5Lowest |
14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.