Compare towns
Glocester vs Richmond vs Burrillville
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 most people working from home (13.1%).
Richmond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Richmond | Burrillville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221 |
8,142Lowest |
16,427Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+4%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
42.7±4.1Lowest 5% above RI |
45.1±4.6 11% above RI |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 RI: 18.8% |
22%±4.8Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Richmond 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% |
15.7%±3.2Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.3%±2.8 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% RI: 37.7% |
49.5%Highest RI: 37.7% |
25%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
7.1%±2.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
4.7%±2.7 RI: 8.3% |
| Richmond 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 29% above RI |
$124,653±$27kHighest 42% above RI |
$119,813±$16k 36% above RI |
| Richmond 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 about the RI average |
$435,800±$22kHighest 8% above RI |
$384,400±$18kLowest 5% below RI |
| Richmond and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$627 6% above RI |
$1,580±$777Highest 18% above RI |
$1,206±$251Lowest 10% below RI |
| Richmond and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,248 7% above RI |
$6,362Highest 30% above RI |
$4,667Lowest 5% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
0%±42.9Lowest RI: 48% |
32.1%±14.5 RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% RI: 11.2% |
3.2%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
6.5%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% RI: 63.6% |
96.6%Highest RI: 63.6% |
81.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1985Highest 23 yrs newer than RI |
1970Lowest 8 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 35% above RI |
34 minLowest 33% above RI |
35 minHighest 38% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
11%±3.8Lowest RI: 13% |
11.5%±3.1 RI: 13% |
| Glocester and Burrillville 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 | #16 of 38 in RI | #30 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Chariho | Burrillville |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | Chariho High School | Burrillville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.7 |
12.0Lowest |
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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.