Best PlacesWoodlawn, Pawtucket, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodlawn, Pawtucket, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Woodlawn, Pawtucket ranks 4,404th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Woodlawn, Pawtucket
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.
Woodlawn, Pawtucket's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodlawn, Pawtucket ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Woodlawn, Pawtucket ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Woodlawn, Pawtucket
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodlawn, Pawtucket home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,965, 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 Woodlawn, Pawtucket's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 Woodlawn, Pawtucket
Woodlawn, Pawtucket runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woodlawn, Pawtucket.
Who works in Woodlawn, Pawtucket, and how
Work in Woodlawn, Pawtucket centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Woodlawn, Pawtucket
Woodlawn, Pawtucket has more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 33 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Woodlawn, Pawtucket and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodlawn, Pawtucket, month by month
Woodlawn, Pawtucket sees roughly 72 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 Woodlawn, Pawtucket
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woodlawn, Pawtucket
Schools across Woodlawn, Pawtucket average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Francis J. Varieur SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Cunningham SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Nathanael Greene SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Samuel Slater Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- William E. Tolman HighD · 20% proficient
- Charles E. Shea High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodlawn, Pawtucket school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodlawn, Pawtucket 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 Woodlawn, Pawtucket against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Woodlawn, Pawtucket
Is Woodlawn, Pawtucket a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodlawn, Pawtucket ranks 4,404th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on state finances and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodlawn, Pawtucket expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,788. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $60,965 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Woodlawn, Pawtucket safe?
Yes, Woodlawn, Pawtucket is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Woodlawn, Pawtucket with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodlawn, Pawtucket. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodlawn, Pawtucket 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.
Woodlawn, Pawtucket detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodlawn, Pawtucket: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodlawn, Pawtucket: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodlawn, Pawtucket: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodlawn, Pawtucket: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodlawn, Pawtucket 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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