What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).

Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).

Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Glocester	Mansfield
People
Population	10,221Lowest	25,358Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.3% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S.	21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S.
Kids under 18	19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22%	9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2%	11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,508±$7kHighest 41% above U.S.	$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S.	$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,417±$627Lowest about the U.S. average	$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S.
	Mansfield and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,248Lowest 68% above U.S.	$5,727Highest 84% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64.5%±24Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Mansfield and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S.	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above U.S.	21 minLowest 22% below U.S.
Work from home	13.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#12 of 38 in RI	#45 of 149 in CT
School district	Foster-Glocester · Glocester	Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District
High school in town	Ponaganset High School	E. O. Smith High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	11.8Lowest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.