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Harmony vs Glocester

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (27.3× in Glocester) and size (10.2× in Glocester).

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Harmony, RIA small town of 1,006Rhode Island · 1,006 people
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Glocester, RIA colonial town, settled 1731Providence County · 10,221 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

HarmonyA small town of 1,006
Quiet strengthsHarmony doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmony →
GlocesterA colonial town, settled 1731
HistorySettled in 17314 places on the National Register Schools#12 for schools in RIof 38 towns Housing$509K typical home1% below the RI typical home All about Glocester →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails27.3×
Glocester has more miles of trail
Glocester 49.2 miHarmony 1.8 mi
Size10.2×
Glocester is the bigger place
Glocester 10,221Harmony 1,006
Street grid2×
Harmony has the more walkable street grid
Harmony 12.6Glocester 6.4
Typical home built21 yrs
Harmony’s homes are older
Glocester 1975Harmony 1954
Conserved land+12.5 pts
Glocester has more conserved land
Glocester 19.2%Harmony 6.7%
Jobs per worker+55%
Harmony is more of a job hub
Harmony 0.51Glocester 0.33
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Glocester

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Harmony$2,240/mo
Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · Housing →
Glocester$3,230/mo
Typical home $509K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,417/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Glocester and Harmony.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Harmony and Glocester share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HarmonyGlocesterHarmonyGlocester
Harmony ↔ Glocester4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
45 Harmony residents work in Glocester (7.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Harmony →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Rhode Island ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–HarmonyNot graded A+GlocesterSafer than 97% of U.S. towns
Schools
–HarmonyNot graded B+GlocesterBetter than 74% of districts in the state
Health
–HarmonyNot graded A−GlocesterHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HarmonyGlocester
Snow a year62″62″
January low19°F19°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)176d176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th18th
Outdoors & history
HarmonyGlocester
Trails2 mi49 mi
Conserved land6.7%19.2%
Settled—1731
National Register places—4
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
HarmonyGlocester
Library hours a week37 hrs42 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HarmonyGlocester
People
Population 1,006Lowest 10,221Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Highest RI: +4.3% +2.3%Lowest RI: +4.3%
Median age 47.2±20Lowest 16% above RI 50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI
Glocester and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.4Highest RI: 18.8% 19.8%±4.3Lowest RI: 18.8%
Harmony and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±11.3Lowest RI: 18.7% 22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7%
Glocester and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest RI: 37.7% 35.7%Lowest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.4Lowest RI: 8.3% 4.3%±1.9Highest RI: 8.3%
Glocester and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,235±$15kHighest 37% above RI $113,508±$7kLowest 29% above RI
Harmony and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,400±$154kLowest 16% below RI $396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average
Glocester and Harmony 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
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,403Highest 10% above RI $5,248Lowest 7% above RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±81.6Highest RI: 48% 64.5%±24Lowest RI: 48%
Harmony and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14%Highest RI: 11.2% 4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest RI: 63.6% 91%Lowest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 8 yrs older than RI 1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 38% above RI 34 minLowest 35% above RI
Work from home 10%±7.3Lowest RI: 13% 13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13%
Glocester and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Providence (15%)Providence (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in GlocesterFew work in Harmony
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Lowest 19.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 49.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.6Highest 6.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#12 of 38 in RI
School district —Foster-Glocester · Glocester
High school in town —Ponaganset High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.8
Rhode Island average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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