Compare towns
Coventry vs Glocester vs Pascoag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Glocester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Pascoag has the most renters (27.2% 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 | Coventry | Glocester | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
10,221 |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% RI: +4.3% |
+2.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 8% above RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±6.9 RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% RI: 37.7% |
35.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Coventry and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kLowest 17% above RI |
$113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
| Pascoag and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 12% below RI |
$396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average |
$365,000±$47k 10% below RI |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,319±$444 about the RI average |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 4% above RI |
$5,248Highest 7% above RI |
$4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 RI: 48% |
64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
11.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 11 yrs newer than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the RI average |
34 min 35% above RI |
35 minHighest 39% above RI |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
| Glocester and Coventry 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 | #24 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Coventry | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | — |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Ponaganset High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.