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Glocester vs Mansfield vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glocester has the highest household income ($114k).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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.
| Measure | Glocester | Mansfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
25,358Highest |
15,141 |
| 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. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Glocester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20k about the U.S. average |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below 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 | $5,248 68% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #12 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | E. O. Smith High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.8 |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.