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Woonsocket vs Willimantic vs Cumberland
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 housing (typical home built 1952).
Willimantic has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Cumberland has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Willimantic | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
18,096Lowest |
36,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3 8% below U.S. |
31.3±2.7Lowest 20% below U.S. |
43.5±1.2Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cumberland 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
19.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,059±$5k 24% below U.S. |
$45,962±$7kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$117,522±$8kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$190,900±$17kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$431,000±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,063±$68Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,379±$109Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,678 50% above U.S. |
$4,870Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.9%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Willimantic and Cumberland 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% |
23.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1953 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | — | #18 of 38 in RI |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | — | Cumberland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 13.6Lowest |
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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.