Compare towns
Glocester vs Exeter vs Tiverton
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 most homeowners (91%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Tiverton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Exeter | Tiverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221 |
7,195Lowest |
16,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+3.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3 25% above RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
51.1±2.4Highest 26% above RI |
| 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%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7 RI: 18.8% |
14.8%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4 RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
25.3%±2.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
| 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%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
40.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter 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 29% above RI |
$111,250±$30k 27% above RI |
$106,036±$10kLowest 21% above RI |
| Glocester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kLowest about the RI average |
$509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
$411,900±$24k about the RI average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,247±$152Lowest 7% below RI |
| Glocester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,248 7% above RI |
$5,881Highest 20% above RI |
$4,767Lowest about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
31.4%±8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Exeter and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
80.7% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1972Lowest 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 35% above RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
28 min 9% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
13.5%±3.6 RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Tiverton 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 | #14 of 38 in RI | #15 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Exeter-West Greenwich | Tiverton |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | None in town | Tiverton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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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.