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Woonsocket vs Thomaston vs Pomfret
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).
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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.
| Measure | Woonsocket | Thomaston | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
7,492 |
4,317Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
41.5±7.7 7% above U.S. |
45.9±3.7Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Thomaston 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% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Pomfret 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% |
18.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Thomaston and Pomfret 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% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pomfret and Thomaston 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. |
$103,218±$15k 28% above U.S. |
$108,476±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$282,600±$23kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$409,100±$28kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,210±$300Highest 14% below U.S. |
| Pomfret and Woonsocket 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. |
$5,915Highest 90% above U.S. |
$5,903 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±22 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pomfret and Thomaston 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% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pomfret and Thomaston 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Thomaston School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Thomaston High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.