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Glocester vs Orange vs Burrillville
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 oldest population (median age 50.8).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Burrillville has the most renters (18.4% rent).
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 | Orange | Burrillville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
14,315 |
16,427Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4 17% above U.S. |
45.1±4.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Glocester and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Glocester 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% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Burrillville 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 41% above U.S. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$119,813±$16k 48% above U.S. |
| Orange and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28k 19% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$384,400±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,206±$251Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Orange 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. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$4,667Lowest 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.1%±14.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 30% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #30 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | — | Burrillville |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | — | Burrillville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.