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Woonsocket vs Wauregan vs Killingly
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).
Wauregan has the youngest population (median age 32).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Wauregan | Killingly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
1,049Lowest |
17,867 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
39.5±3Highest about the U.S. average |
| Killingly and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly 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. |
$79,545±$18k about the U.S. average |
$84,350±$8kHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Killingly and Wauregan 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. |
$262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
| Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Woonsocket 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. |
$3,922 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket and Killingly 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% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
60.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killingly and Wauregan 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 | — | #136 of 149 in CT |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | — | Killingly High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.