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Glocester vs Coventry vs Plainville
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 expensive homes ($397k median).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Glocester | Coventry | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
12,326 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.4±3.8 17% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Glocester and Coventry 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% |
20.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Coventry 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% |
45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville 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. |
$108,213±$5k 34% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Glocester and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$330,000±$23k about the U.S. average |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$330 13% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Glocester and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,248 68% above U.S. |
$5,284Highest 69% above U.S. |
$4,798Lowest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±23.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Coventry 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 | #41 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Coventry School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | Coventry High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
11.4 |
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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.