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Glocester vs Brooklyn vs Tiverton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Tiverton has the most expensive homes ($412k median).

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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.

MeasureGlocesterBrooklynTiverton
People
Population
10,221
8,517Lowest
16,189Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.8±4.3
31% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Lowest
17% above U.S.
51.1±2.4Highest
31% above U.S.
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.2%±3.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.3%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brooklyn and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$96,207±$15kLowest
19% above U.S.
$106,036±$10k
31% above U.S.
Glocester and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$396,500±$28k
19% above U.S.
$315,200±$28kLowest
5% below U.S.
$411,900±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,247±$152
12% below U.S.
Glocester and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,248Highest
68% above U.S.
$4,538Lowest
45% above U.S.
$4,767
53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tiverton 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 #12 of 38 in RI #113 of 149 in CT #15 of 38 in RI
School district Foster-Glocester · Glocester Brooklyn School District Tiverton
High school in town Ponaganset High School None in town Tiverton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
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10.0Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.