Compare towns
Glocester vs Jamestown 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
Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Jamestown has the most expensive homes ($842k median).
Pascoag has the youngest population (median age 39.1).
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 | Jamestown | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Highest |
5,534 |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+2.8%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3 25% above RI |
58.2±2.6Highest 43% above RI |
39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
14.9%±4.1Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±6.9 RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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% |
38.4%±7Highest RI: 18.7% |
21%±5.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% RI: 37.7% |
69.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
2.2%±1.4 RI: 8.3% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Glocester and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7kLowest 29% above RI |
$140,625±$42kHighest 60% above RI |
$121,369±$34k 38% above RI |
| Jamestown and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28k about the RI average |
$842,400±$59kHighest 108% above RI |
$365,000±$47kLowest 10% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627 6% above RI |
$1,629±$916Highest 21% above RI |
$1,319±$444Lowest about the RI average |
| Jamestown and Glocester 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 |
$5,047 3% above RI |
$4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
50.7%±27.8 RI: 48% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Jamestown 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% |
3.5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
11.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
85.8% RI: 63.6% |
72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 35% above RI |
26 minLowest about the RI average |
35 minHighest 39% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 RI: 13% |
20.6%±7.2Highest RI: 13% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
| Jamestown 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 | #2 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Jamestown | — |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.