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Woonsocket vs Wauregan vs Central Falls
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 oldest population (median age 35.7).
Wauregan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.7%).
Central Falls has the most renters (74.4% rent).
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 | Wauregan | Central Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
1,049Lowest |
22,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Highest 8% below U.S. |
32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
32.5±2.3 16% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±9.8 U.S.: 22% |
26.1%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Central Falls and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
10.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,059±$5k 24% below U.S. |
$79,545±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
$49,285±$8kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Wauregan 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±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$352,100±$30kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Central Falls 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 18% below U.S. |
$1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,200±$75 15% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Central Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Highest 27% above U.S. |
$3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
$3,744 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.7%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
60.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
25.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wauregan 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 | — | #38 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — | Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | — | Central Falls Sr High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 14.6Lowest |
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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.