Compare towns
Glocester vs Little Compton vs Charlestown
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Little Compton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Charlestown has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Little Compton | Charlestown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Highest |
3,584Lowest |
8,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+3.6%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Lowest 25% above RI |
60.3±3.7Highest 49% above RI |
53.3±2.1 31% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
13.5%±3.8 RI: 18.8% |
13%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Little Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
39.5%±7.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
27.1%±3.5 RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
60%Highest RI: 37.7% |
40.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.5%±2.1 RI: 8.3% |
6.6%±2.7Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Charlestown and Little Compton 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 |
$134,750±$36kHighest 53% above RI |
$109,404±$10kLowest 25% above RI |
| Little Compton 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±$28kLowest about the RI average |
$783,400±$82kHighest 94% above RI |
$525,500±$57k 30% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
— | $1,374±$134Lowest about the RI average |
| Glocester and Charlestown 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 |
$3,696 25% below RI |
$3,365Lowest 31% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
76.1%±36Highest RI: 48% |
60.7%±20.6Lowest RI: 48% |
| Little Compton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
2.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.2% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
93.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
92% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1980Highest 18 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 35% above RI |
34 min 32% above RI |
28 minLowest 9% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
20.5%±5.9Highest RI: 13% |
18.9%±3.9 RI: 13% |
| Little Compton and Charlestown 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 | #5 of 38 in RI | #10 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Little Compton | Chariho |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | None in town | 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.