What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

Pawtucket has the most people working from home (9.2%).

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	Pawtucket
People
Population	43,521Lowest	75,893Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Lowest RI: +4.3%	+6.3%Highest RI: +4.3%
Median age	35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI	37.1±0.8Highest 9% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8%	22.4%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.8%
	Woonsocket and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.7%±1.4Highest RI: 18.7%	14.5%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7%
	Woonsocket and Pawtucket 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 RI: 37.7%	22.2%Highest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3%	5.6%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3%
	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 30% below RI	$68,310±$4kHighest 22% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI	$325,500±$8kHighest 19% below RI
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI	$1,208±$39Highest 10% below RI
	Pawtucket 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	$4,115Highest 16% below RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±5.4Highest RI: 48%	45.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 48%
	Woonsocket and Pawtucket 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%	13.3%Lowest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6%	50.1%Highest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Highest 10 yrs older than RI	1947Lowest 15 yrs older 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%	9.2%±1.5Highest RI: 13%
	Pawtucket and Woonsocket 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	#35 of 38 in RI
School district	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket	Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket
High school in town	Woonsocket High School	William E. Tolman High
Students per teacherat that high school	15.2Highest	14.6Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.