What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).

Warwick has the most homeowners (73.3%).

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	Warwick
People
Population	43,521Lowest	83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Highest RI: +4.3%	+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3%
Median age	35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI	44.3±1Highest 9% above RI
Kids under 18	23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8%	17.6%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.8%
Age 65+	14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7%	21.6%±1.2Highest RI: 18.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7%	33.7%Highest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±0.9Lowest RI: 8.3%	5.6%±0.7Highest RI: 8.3%
	Warwick 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	$88,708±$6kHighest about the RI average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI	$354,600±$5kHighest 12% below RI
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI	$1,363±$76Highest about the RI average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,960Lowest 19% below RI	$4,616Highest 6% below RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±5.4Lowest RI: 48%	53.1%±6.1Highest RI: 48%
	Warwick and Woonsocket 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%	7.6%Lowest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6%	73.3%Highest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI	1961Highest 1 yr older than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 15% above RI	25 minLowest 4% below RI
Work from home	6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13%	12.4%±1.2Highest RI: 13%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#37 of 38 in RI	#28 of 38 in RI
School district	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket	Warwick
High school in town	Woonsocket High School	Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.2Highest	10.5Lowest
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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.