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Glocester vs Quinebaug vs Smithfield vs Pascoag
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 most kids (19.8% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Smithfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Pascoag has the most renters (27.2% 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 | Quinebaug | Smithfield | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,221 |
1,193Lowest |
22,233Highest |
4,410 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3 31% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
41.8±2.6 7% above U.S. |
39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug 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% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
16.7%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7k 41% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$102,077±$8kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Glocester 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. |
$237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$446,400±$12kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$365,000±$47k 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,016±$241Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,319±$444 7% below U.S. |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,248Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,207 67% above U.S. |
$4,395 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Smithfield 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% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 30% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | #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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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.