Best PlacesSocial, Woonsocket, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Social, Woonsocket, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Social, Woonsocket ranks 4,977th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Social, Woonsocket
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Social, Woonsocket's strengths and weaknesses
Where Social, Woonsocket ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Social, Woonsocket ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Social, Woonsocket
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Social, Woonsocket home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,620, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Social, Woonsocket's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Social, Woonsocket
Social, Woonsocket's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Social, Woonsocket.
Who works in Social, Woonsocket, and how
Work in Social, Woonsocket centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Social, Woonsocket
Social, Woonsocket has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Social, Woonsocket and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Social, Woonsocket, month by month
Social, Woonsocket sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Social, Woonsocket
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Social, Woonsocket
Schools across Social, Woonsocket average a D−, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Harris SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Kevin K. Coleman SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Bernon Heights SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frederick W. Hartnett Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Founders AcademyD · 20% proficient
- Woonsocket Middle At HamletD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Blackstone Millville RhsB · 48% proficient
- Beacon Charter SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Woonsocket High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Social, Woonsocket school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Social, Woonsocket measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Social, Woonsocket against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Social, Woonsocket
Is Social, Woonsocket a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Social, Woonsocket ranks 4,977th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Social, Woonsocket expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,907. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $50,620 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Social, Woonsocket safe?
Yes, Social, Woonsocket is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Social, Woonsocket with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Social, Woonsocket. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Social, Woonsocket represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Social, Woonsocket detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Social, Woonsocket: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Social, Woonsocket: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Social, Woonsocket: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Social, Woonsocket: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Social, Woonsocket detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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