Woonsocket, RI Real Estate
Woonsocket is Rhode Island’s sixth largest city located along the Massachusetts border in the northern part of the state. Woonsocket is rich with industrial history and preserved buildings and textile mills. The city has over 37 buildings and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In recent years, the city has focused on revitalizing the downtown area by renovating the mills for residential and commercial use. Although a small city, Woonsocket has a really authentic feel and unique atmosphere. Downtown wraps around the Blackstone River and offers plenty of walkable restaurants, shops, parks, and historic scenery. You can find single and multi-family homes, condominiums, and unique spaces within the restored mills.
Woonsocket Community Stats
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According to Realtor.com, in February 2023, the median listing home price in Woonsocket, RI was $329.9K, trending up 11.8% year-over-year. The median listing home price per square foot was $224. The median home sold price was $323.3K.
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What's it like to live in Woonsocket?
Shopping & Things To Do
The textile mills and historic buildings along Main Street in Woonsocket are lined with hand-crafted goods and boutique stores. Take a walk along Front Street, Social Street, and Market Square and you’ll find plenty of small businesses offering specialty products, antiques, and services. As for general shopping needs, take a quick trip down 146A and you’ll find a mega shopping strip with major retailers like Walmart, Kohl’s, Walgreens, Lowe’s, Stop & Shop, Dollar Tree, and more. Overall, it’s very accessible here for shoppers and worthwhile to explore the local places.
AutumnFest
Since 1977, the city of Woonsocket has celebrated this three-day-long festival at the World War II Veterans Memorial State Park over Columbus Day Weekend. There are dozens of food & drink vendors, amusement rides, arts & crafts booths, live music acts, and A LOT of fireworks. You can also witness (or participate in!) the MEGA War, “New England’s Largest Tug O’ War Event”.
Stadium Theatre
Built in 1926 and restored in 2001, the Stadium Theatre is Woonsocket’s “main ticket” venue and community theatre. You can find high caliber live music, comedians, and traveling performers at family-affordable prices. Or enjoy frequent showings of community-sponsored performers throughout the year. The Stadium Theatre Conservatory also offers educational programs, workshops, and classes to adults and kids interested in learning performing arts.
Chan’s Jazz & Blues Shows
Chan’s Fine Oriental Cuisine hosts the best Jazz and Blues acts that come through the New England area, and have been doing so for 30 years! There are very few places in America you can get authentic Chinese cuisine and enjoy a jazz, blues, cabaret, or comedian show at the same time, so definitely check this out.
Museum of Work and Culture
An immersive museum showcasing the lives of men, women, and children who worked in or around the thriving textile mills of the 19th and 20th century. Inside you’ll find nine different exhibits, audio and film presentations, hands-on activities with tools and games of the era, and different special events throughout the year.
Restaurants & Nightlife
Woonsocket is the center of attention for dining and nightlife in the northern part of Rhode Island and surrounding Massachusetts towns. You’ll find many different styles of food & drink along the Blackstone River and historic downtown district. Three restaurants in particular have been serving Woonsocket for decades (or longer!) — Patriots Diner, River Falls Restaurant, and Chan’s Fine Oriental Cuisine. If you’re thinking about moving to the area and want to get a feel for the locals or see a good show, these are the places to explore, hang out, and meet people.
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Recreation & Activities
Woonsocket is home to 17 green spaces, public parks, and sporting fields across the city. You can find neighborhood parks with small playgrounds or larger recreation spaces along the Blackstone River and downtown area. Below are a few of the popular spots Woonsocket residents love to spend a sunny day or bring the kids.
Bernon Park
Located right off Park Ave, this neighborhood park offers visitors a good variety of sports fields, open spaces, and playgrounds. There is a baseball and little league field, tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts, and hockey rink (that is flooded into a pond during the warmer months).
River Island Art Park
Right in the center of downtown and steps away from main street shops & restaurants. Enjoy the scenic overlook of the Blackstone River, walking paths, and open space. There is an outdoor public ice rink, canoe launch, and gazebo for staging different events and festivals throughout the year.
Globe Park
Located along Avenue A & Coe Street, this park surrounds a small pond and includes scenic, quiet walking paths. Visitors can enjoy the playground, basketball and tennis courts, and open green spaces for picnics and activities.
World War II Veterans Memorial Park
This historic park has transformed in recent years into a thriving community space in downtown Woonsocket. It’s home to the annual AutumnFest and offers a kid’s splash park, baseball fields, basketball courts, walking paths, and a performance stage for live music acts.
Major Employers
CVS Health Corporation
Woonsocket is headquarters of the CVS Health Corporation, one of largest retail pharmacies and health care companies in the world. In 2018, CVS Health ranked 7th on the Fortune 500 list with $184 Billion in annual revenue. It is by far the largest employer in the Woonsocket area (and in Rhode Island altogether). CVS employs nearly 8,000 people in RI and is a huge economic influencer for the state.
Highland Corporate Park
The Highland Corporate Park area (which crosses the line into Cumberland) is also home to technology and pharma companies, such as Neurotech, InMusic, Tedor Pharma, and Hart Engineering Corporation.
Schools & Education
The Woonsocket Education Department consists of ten schools serving the K-12 grades and the Woonsocket Career and Technical Center. The district serves approximately 5,550 students per year with 510 teachers. The average classroom has a 1:15 teach-to-student ratio. For more information on enrollment and parent information, please visit their website
Woonsocket Schools
Transportation & Getting Around
Route 146: is the main access highway that connects Woonsocket to the Providence-metro area and Worcester, MA. Traveling south from Woonsocket, it connects to I-295 and I-95. It’s the fastest way to travel to nearby shopping malls, T.F. Green Airport, Providence, Boston, and Newport. Several exits off Route 146 lead into Woonsocket, including Route 99, Route 146A, Route 104, and Pond Hill Road.
RIPTA Bus #57
RIPTA Bus number 57 starts at Cummings Way & Social Avenue and travels inbound to Kennedy Plaza in Providence.
RIPTA Bus #87
RIPTA Bus number 87 runs through downtown from Bourdon Blvd. to Diamond Hill and back.
Additional Transportation Information
Distance to T.F. Green Airport: 25.4 miles
Distance to Providence Train Station: 14.3 miles
Government, City & Town Links
For more information on Woonsocket community events and government departments, please visit the official website
Williams & Stuart lists homes for sale in all of Woonsocket
- Bernon Mill Village
- Cass
- Cherry Hill
- Constitution Hill
- Diamond Hill
- East Woonsocket
- Fairmount
- Globe
- Globe Park
- Globe Village
- Hamlet Village
- High Hawk Estates
- Jenkesville
- Mount Saint Charles
- North End
- Oak Grove
- Park Avenue
- Social Village
- Woonsocket Falls Village
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