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Woonsocket vs Westhampton 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
Cumberland Hill has the highest household income ($131k).

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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.

MeasureWoonsocketWesthamptonCumberland Hill
People
Population
43,521Highest
1,552Lowest
8,648
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
49.3±4.9Highest
27% above U.S.
42.1±3.2
8% above U.S.
Westhampton and Cumberland Hill 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%
18%±4.1Lowest
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%
25.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.1%±1.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47%
U.S.: 35.7%
49.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Cumberland Hill 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.
$100,000±$7k
24% above U.S.
$130,506±$20kHighest
62% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$394,300±$26k
19% above U.S.
Westhampton 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.
$1,304±$229
8% below U.S.
$1,310±$233Highest
7% below U.S.
Cumberland Hill and Westhampton 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.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
$4,390
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74%±22.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cumberland Hill 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
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Westhampton 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 — —
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Hampshire · Westhampton —
High school in town Woonsocket High School Hampshire Regional High —
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
10.0Lowest
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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.