What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

Milford has the most people working from home (14.5%).

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	Milford
People
Population	43,521Highest	30,431Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S.	38.9±1.8Highest about the U.S. average
Kids under 18	23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22%	20.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Woonsocket and Milford 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%	18.8%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	35.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Woonsocket and Milford 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.	$96,365±$4kHighest 19% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S.	$476,700±$12kHighest 43% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S.	$1,909±$137Highest 35% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S.	$5,869Highest 88% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	56.8%±8.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Milford 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%	7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	65.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S.	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above U.S.	37 minHighest 40% above U.S.
Work from home	6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	14.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#37 of 38 in RI	#213 of 282 in MA
School district	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket	Milford
High school in town	Woonsocket High School	Milford High
Students per teacherat that high school	15.2Highest	11.9Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.