Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$311,000
Providence $422,500
Median rent$1,161/mo
Providence $1,307/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Providence 35%
Woonsocket
Providence County43,521 residentsWoonsocket
44
D
Suburbgrade score
15th of 17 Providence suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
44
Providence median 57
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Woonsocket is like to live in, by category
Bars show Woonsocket against Providence. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency9th pct
Providence median 40th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.5
Providence median 13.1
Graduation rate74%
Providence median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index88
Providence 100
Eff. tax rate1.31%
Providence 1.09%
Local sales tax7.00%
Providence median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute29.3 min
Providence 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Providence 63%
Transit stops / sq mi8.1
Providence median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés24
Providence median 33 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Providence median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks55
Providence median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 33/100
F
Median household income$61,059
Providence $87,040
Unemployment6.8%
Providence 5.7%
Professional occupations32%
Providence 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Woonsocket on housing & affordability
Woonsocket's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
North Attleborough Town9 mi from WoonsocketC 57 C− Attleboro12 mi from WoonsocketC− 54 C− Valley Falls8 mi from WoonsocketD+ 64 C+ Warwick21 mi from WoonsocketD+ 58 C Cranston16 mi from WoonsocketD 59 C Taunton22 mi from WoonsocketD 50 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Woonsocket
Is Woonsocket, RI a good place to live?
Woonsocket scores 44 out of 100, 15th of 17 Providence suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Woonsocket expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $311,000, 26% below the Providence median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.31%. $1,161/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Woonsocket?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Woonsocket sit at the 9th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 74% graduation rate and a 13.5 student–teacher ratio. Woonsocket is served by Woonsocket. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Woonsocket?
The mean commute is 29.3 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.4% working from home. Transit density is 8.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Woonsocket?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 55 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Woonsocket old or new?
The median home in Woonsocket was built in 1952 — older than the Providence median of 1962. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 28% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.