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Cranston vs Everett vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranston has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Scituate has the most homeowners (87.3%).
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 | Cranston | Everett | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
50,045 |
10,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
35.2±1.5Lowest 10% below U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Everett and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$85,218±$7kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$610,000±$23kHighest 83% above U.S. |
$449,300±$26k 35% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$69Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 64% above U.S. |
$4,880Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$5,265Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Cranston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #264 of 282 in MA | #17 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Everett | Scituate |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Everett High | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
12.1 |
10.8Lowest |
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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.