Compare towns
Glocester vs Woonsocket vs Pascoag
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%).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Woonsocket | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,221 |
43,521Highest |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
39.1±3.7 4% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±6.9Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket 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% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
26.1% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Woonsocket and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
| 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±$28kHighest about the RI average |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$365,000±$47k 10% below RI |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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 |
$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,319±$444 about the RI average |
| 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 7% above RI |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$4,395 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Glocester and Woonsocket 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% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
11.4% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
72.8% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1953 9 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 35% above RI |
29 minLowest 15% above RI |
35 minHighest 39% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
7.4%±4.7 RI: 13% |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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 | #37 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | — |
| High school in town | Ponaganset High School | Woonsocket High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.