Cranston vs Pawtucket
Cranston, RI compared with Pawtucket, RI · 9 miles apart
Cranston has 84,647 residents to Pawtucket’s 77,065. Cranston comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Pawtucket does better on median rent.
| Cranston, RI | Pawtucket, RI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,647 | 77,065 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,986 | 8,892 |
| Median household income | $90,206 | $68,310 |
| Median home value | $378,300 | $325,500 |
| Median rent | $1,375 | $1,208 |
| Homeownership | 67.6% | 50.1% |
| Average commute | 24.3 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 39.6 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.4% | 22.2% |
| Poverty rate | 10.2% | 13.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 7.3% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 4.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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