What is the median rent in Woonsocket, RI?

Name: Median rent in Woonsocket, RI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Woonsocket, RI is $1,161 (±$48) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 10,813 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Woonsocket, the median gross rent went from $912 in 2015–2019 to $1,161 in 2020–2024 (+27.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,161 (±$48)
Rented homes: 10,813 (±648)
$2,000 or more: 6.7%
Since 2015–2019: +27.3%

How much rent costs in Woonsocket

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Woonsocket	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Less than $500	16.9% (±3.4 points)	15.3%	14.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.4% (±3.7 points)	14.9%	14.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.1% (±3.6 points)	32.1%	30.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.0% (±3.5 points)	23.1%	23.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.7% (±1.8 points)	10.3%	10.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.9% (±0.7 points)	2.6%	3.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±0.7 points)	1.7%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.1% of renting households.

6.7% of rented homes in Woonsocket cost $2,000 or more a month.

Woonsocket against Providence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woonsocket	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Median gross rent	$1,161 (±$48)	$1,312 (±$21)	$1,342 (±$19)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	10,813 (±648)	108,210 (±2,227)	154,725 (±2,742)	42,849,984

In Woonsocket, median gross rent is lower than in Providence County ($1,312).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Providence County, Woonsocket ranks 15 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 37.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Woonsocket has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$912 (±$23)	$1,161 (±$48)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	63.6% (±2.1 points)	62.8% (±2.7 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.6% (±1.7 points)	5.9% (±2.0 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Woonsocket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woonsocket
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Woonsocket	—	$1,161 (±$48)	—
Cumberland Hill	2.8 mi	$1,310 (±$233)	Not measurably different
North Smithfield	2.9 mi	$1,282 (±$531)	Not measurably different
Blackstone	3.1 mi	$1,189 (±$85)	Not measurably different
Millville	4.7 mi	$1,468 (±$234)	Higher
Cumberland	4.7 mi	$1,379 (±$109)	Higher
Bellingham	5.3 mi	$1,836 (±$196)	Higher
Bellingham (community)	6.5 mi	$2,009 (±$358)	Higher
Lincoln	6.5 mi	$1,468 (±$152)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Millville, MA ($1,468), Cumberland, RI ($1,379), Bellingham, MA ($1,836).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	East Providence	$1,288 (±$75)
10	North Smithfield	$1,282 (±$531)
11	Johnston	$1,275 (±$132)
12	Pawtucket	$1,208 (±$39)
13	Burrillville	$1,206 (±$251)
14	Central Falls	$1,200 (±$75)
15	Woonsocket	$1,161 (±$48)
16	Smithfield	$1,016 (±$241)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Providence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Woonsocket

What is the average rent in Woonsocket, RI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Woonsocket is $1,161 (±$48) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Woonsocket?

In Woonsocket, the median gross rent went from $912 in 2015–2019 to $1,161 in 2020–2024 (+27.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Woonsocket cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.7% of rented homes in Woonsocket have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Woonsocket higher than in Providence County?

In Woonsocket, median gross rent is lower than in Providence County ($1,312).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Woonsocket city, Rhode Island (place:80780, in state:44).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.