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Glocester vs Seymour vs Windsor Locks

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).
Seymour has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasureGlocesterSeymourWindsor Locks
People
Population
10,221Lowest
16,889Highest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Glocester and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Windsor Locks 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
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$107,708±$15k
33% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Glocester and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$396,500±$28kHighest
19% above U.S.
$370,000±$19k
11% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Glocester and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$627
about the U.S. average
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,394±$187Lowest
about the U.S. average
Seymour 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.
$6,635Highest
113% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
32 min
21% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Seymour 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 #105 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Foster-Glocester · Glocester Seymour School District Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Ponaganset High School Seymour High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
11.8
8.9Lowest
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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.