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Bristol vs Lancaster vs Tiverton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Tiverton has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
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 | Bristol | Lancaster | Tiverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,220Highest |
8,606Lowest |
16,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±2.2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9 11% above U.S. |
51.1±2.4Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Lancaster and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tiverton and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,764±$8kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$106,036±$10k 31% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$25k 46% above U.S. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$411,900±$24kLowest 24% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,579±$118 12% above U.S. |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,247±$152Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,393 73% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,767Lowest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 38 in RI | #145 of 282 in MA | #15 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Bristol Warren | Nashoba | Tiverton |
| High school in town | Mt. Hope High School | None in town | Tiverton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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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.