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Woonsocket vs Plainfield vs Chaplin
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).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Plainfield | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
15,141 |
2,070Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
43.7±4.8Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$97,846±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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. |
$272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$4,524Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Plainfield 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% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Plainfield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Plainfield High School | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.3 |
7.5Lowest |
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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.