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Cranston vs Glocester vs Windsor Locks
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 most renters (32.4% rent).
Glocester has the highest household income ($114k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Glocester | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
10,221Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Glocester and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Glocester and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,417±$627Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
| Glocester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 64% above U.S. |
$5,248Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Windsor Locks 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Glocester 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 | #12 of 38 in RI | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Ponaganset High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
12.8 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.