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Woonsocket vs Wareham vs Cumberland Hill
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).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Cumberland Hill has the highest household income ($131k).
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 | Wareham | Cumberland Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
23,302 |
8,648Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
42.1±3.2 8% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Cumberland Hill 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% |
26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wareham 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 24% below U.S. |
$90,383±$11k 12% above U.S. |
$130,506±$20kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$424,500±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$394,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Cumberland Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,310±$233 7% below U.S. |
| Wareham and Cumberland Hill 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. |
$4,341 39% above U.S. |
$4,390Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
74%±22.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cumberland Hill and Wareham 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% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham and Cumberland Hill 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.