Compare towns
Glocester vs Little Compton vs Smithfield
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 the most expensive homes ($783k median).
Smithfield has the shortest commute (25 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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221 |
3,584Lowest |
22,233Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+3.6%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+3.2% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3 25% above RI |
60.3±3.7Highest 49% above RI |
41.8±2.6Lowest about the RI average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
16.9%±2.4 RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Smithfield 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% |
39.5%±7.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
21.1%±2.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
60%Highest RI: 37.7% |
40% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.5%±2.1 RI: 8.3% |
16.7%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$134,750±$36kHighest 53% above RI |
$102,077±$8kLowest 16% 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 |
$446,400±$12k 10% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
— | $1,016±$241Lowest 24% below RI |
| Glocester and Smithfield 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 |
$3,696Lowest 25% below RI |
$5,207 6% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
76.1%±36Highest RI: 48% |
57.1%±17.7Lowest 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% RI: 11.2% |
2.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
6.2%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% RI: 63.6% |
93.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
81.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1976Highest 14 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 35% above RI |
34 min 32% above RI |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
20.5%±5.9Highest RI: 13% |
14%±3.1 RI: 13% |
| Little Compton and Smithfield 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 | #8 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Little Compton | Smithfield |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | None in town | Smithfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.8Lowest |
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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.