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Glocester vs Orange vs Smithfield
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 highest household income ($142k).
Smithfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
14,315 |
22,233Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4 17% above U.S. |
41.8±2.6Lowest 7% 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% |
16.9%±2.4Lowest 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% |
21.1%±2.1Lowest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
16.7%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7k 41% above U.S. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$102,077±$8kLowest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$446,400±$12k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,016±$241Lowest 28% 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. |
$5,207Lowest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±17.7Lowest 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% |
6.2%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 | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #8 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | — | Smithfield |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | — | 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 |
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.