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Cranston vs Suffield 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 most renters (32.4% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Scituate has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
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 | Suffield | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
15,702 |
10,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23k 39% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Scituate 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. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Suffield 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 |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,489±$251Highest 5% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103Lowest 64% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,265 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #57 of 149 in CT | #17 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Suffield School District | Scituate |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | Suffield High School | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
10.9 |
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.