Compare towns
Glocester vs Cranston vs Burrillville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Cranston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Burrillville has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Cranston | Burrillville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
83,250Highest |
16,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+3.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
39.6±0.9Lowest about the RI average |
45.1±4.6 11% above RI |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.6%±1.4 RI: 18.8% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
16.8%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.3%±2.8 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% RI: 37.7% |
36.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
25%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.3%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.7%±2.7 RI: 8.3% |
| Cranston and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$90,206±$4kLowest about the RI average |
$119,813±$16kHighest 36% above RI |
| Burrillville and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average |
$378,300±$7kLowest 6% below RI |
$384,400±$18k 5% below RI |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,375±$59 about the RI average |
$1,206±$251Lowest 10% below RI |
| Glocester and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,248Highest 7% above RI |
$5,103 4% above RI |
$4,667Lowest 5% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
47.3%±6 RI: 48% |
32.1%±14.5Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
10.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
6.5% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
67.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
81.6% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1958Lowest 4 yrs older than RI |
1970 8 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 35% above RI |
24 minLowest 5% below RI |
35 minHighest 38% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
13%±1.2 RI: 13% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest RI: 13% |
| Glocester and Cranston 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #30 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Burrillville |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | Cranston High School West | Burrillville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
15.4Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.