Compare towns
Exeter vs Johnston 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
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Johnston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Exeter | Johnston | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,195 |
29,835Highest |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+2.8%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.4% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
44.5±2.5Highest 10% above RI |
39.1±3.7 4% below RI |
| Johnston and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.5%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±6.9Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.1%±2.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Johnston and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
28.9% RI: 37.7% |
26.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
6.1%±1.6 RI: 8.3% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$30k 27% above RI |
$91,866±$6kLowest 5% above RI |
$121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
| Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
$355,500±$13kLowest 12% below RI |
$365,000±$47k 10% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,275±$132Lowest 5% below RI |
$1,319±$444Highest about the RI average |
| Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,881Highest 20% above RI |
$4,614 6% below RI |
$4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
38.1%±8.7 RI: 48% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
7.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
11.4% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
75.9% RI: 63.6% |
72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1968 6 yrs newer than RI |
1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below RI |
24 min 7% below RI |
35 minHighest 39% above RI |
| Work from home | 17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
9.9%±2.3 RI: 13% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Johnston 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 | #14 of 38 in RI | #32 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Exeter-West Greenwich | Johnston | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Johnston Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.