Rents are 7% below what Woonsocket's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,577 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Woonsocket usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in June, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Woonsocket is 1.1% below its high of $1,595 in May 2026, at $1,577 as of September 2026.
Rent in Woonsocket changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 19 Rhode Island cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,059) is $1,526 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,260); a 2-bedroom is $1,530.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Woonsocket. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Woonsocket, RI is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 19.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Woonsocket, RI has changed in 5 years
Rent in Woonsocket, RI has increased 34.6% since 2022, going from about $1,172 per month to roughly $1,577 today. Household income in the area moved from $48,822 to $61,059 across the same window, up 25.1% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 9.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 43,044 to 43,521 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.1% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Woonsocket, RI look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Woonsocket is $1,577/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,170/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,530/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,260/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,850/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($61,059/yr), Woonsocket ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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