Compare towns
Charlestown vs Glocester vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlestown has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Glocester has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Scituate has the most renters (12.7% rent).
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 | Charlestown | Glocester | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,051Lowest |
10,221 |
10,517Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% RI: +4.3% |
+2.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 53.3±2.1Highest 31% above RI |
50.8±4.3 25% above RI |
49.9±4Lowest 23% above RI |
| Charlestown and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
14.9%±3.3 RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±3.5Highest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
25.2%±4.3 RI: 18.7% |
| Charlestown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
35.7% RI: 37.7% |
34.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±2.7Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Charlestown and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,404±$10kLowest 25% above RI |
$113,508±$7kHighest 29% above RI |
$112,315±$23k 28% above RI |
| Glocester and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $525,500±$57kHighest 30% above RI |
$396,500±$28kLowest about the RI average |
$449,300±$26k 11% above RI |
| Charlestown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,374±$134Lowest about the RI average |
$1,417±$627 6% above RI |
$1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
| Scituate and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,365Lowest 31% below RI |
$5,248 7% above RI |
$5,265Highest 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.7%±20.6 RI: 48% |
64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
59.6%±25.9Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Charlestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.8% RI: 11.2% |
5%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92%Highest RI: 63.6% |
91% RI: 63.6% |
87.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 18 yrs newer than RI |
1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1966Lowest 4 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 9% above RI |
34 minHighest 35% above RI |
31 min 20% above RI |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.9Highest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
13.3%±5.1 RI: 13% |
| Charlestown and Scituate 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 | #10 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI | #17 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Chariho | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Scituate |
| High school in town | None in town | Ponaganset High School | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
RI 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.