Compare towns
Glocester vs Providence vs Warwick
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 highest household income ($114k).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
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 | Providence | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221Lowest |
191,767Highest |
83,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+7.2%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+0.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
32.8±0.5Lowest 19% below RI |
44.3±1 9% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 RI: 18.8% |
20.1%±1Highest RI: 18.8% |
17.6%±1.1Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Providence and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
11.6%±0.7Lowest RI: 18.7% |
21.6%±1.2 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
34.6% RI: 37.7% |
33.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
14.4%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.6%±0.7 RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7kHighest 29% above RI |
$68,119±$3kLowest 22% below RI |
$88,708±$6k about the RI average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average |
$362,200±$8k 10% below RI |
$354,600±$5kLowest 12% below RI |
| Glocester and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,408±$42 5% above RI |
$1,363±$76Lowest about the RI average |
| Glocester and Providence 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 |
$4,418Lowest 10% below RI |
$4,616 6% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
48%±2.8Lowest RI: 48% |
53.1%±6.1 RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
20.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
7.6% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
41.4%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
73.3% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1938Lowest 24 yrs older than RI |
1961 1 yr older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 35% above RI |
25 min about the RI average |
25 minLowest 4% below RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 RI: 13% |
14.3%±1.2Highest RI: 13% |
12.4%±1.2Lowest RI: 13% |
| Providence 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 | #36 of 38 in RI | #28 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | MET Career and Tech · Urban Collaborative | Warwick |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | Classical High School | Pilgrim High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
17.2Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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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.