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Woonsocket vs North Kingstown
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).
North Kingstown has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | North Kingstown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
27,859Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+4.7%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
46.2±2.4Highest 14% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.8%±1.7Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
23%±1.9Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
55.6%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.3%±1.5Highest RI: 8.3% |
| North Kingstown 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 |
$126,293±$14kHighest 44% above RI |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$543,700±$26kHighest 35% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,268±$187Highest 6% below RI |
| North Kingstown and Woonsocket 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 |
$6,396Highest 31% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48% |
42.5%±8.6Lowest RI: 48% |
| Woonsocket and North Kingstown 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% |
6.1%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
74.7%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 15% above RI |
26 minLowest about the RI average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
16.7%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #4 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | North Kingstown |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | North Kingstown Sr. High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.