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Blackstone vs Glocester vs Bellingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Bellingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Blackstone | Glocester | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255Lowest |
10,221 |
17,410Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7 11% above U.S. |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
38.2±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Glocester and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7k 41% above U.S. |
$125,307±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34k 22% above U.S. |
$396,500±$28kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$450,700±$13kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
$1,836±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703Highest 83% above U.S. |
$5,248 68% above U.S. |
$5,030Lowest 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±16.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Blackstone and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 28% above U.S. |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #207 of 282 in MA | #12 of 38 in RI | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Bellingham |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | Ponaganset High School | Bellingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
12.8 |
12.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.