Compare towns
Little Compton vs Glocester vs Charlestown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Little Compton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Glocester has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Charlestown has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Little Compton | Glocester | Charlestown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,584Lowest |
10,221Highest |
8,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+2.2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 60.3±3.7Highest 49% above RI |
50.8±4.3Lowest 25% above RI |
53.3±2.1 31% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
13%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Little Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±7.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
27.1%±3.5 RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest RI: 37.7% |
35.7%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
40.4% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.1 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.6%±2.7Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Charlestown and Little Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,750±$36kHighest 53% above RI |
$113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$109,404±$10kLowest 25% above RI |
| Little Compton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $783,400±$82kHighest 94% above RI |
$396,500±$28kLowest about the RI average |
$525,500±$57k 30% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,374±$134Lowest about the RI average |
| Glocester and Charlestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,696 25% below RI |
$5,248Highest 7% above RI |
$3,365Lowest 31% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.1%±36Highest RI: 48% |
64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
60.7%±20.6Lowest RI: 48% |
| Little Compton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.2% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
91%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
92% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1980Highest 18 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 32% above RI |
34 minHighest 35% above RI |
28 minLowest 9% above RI |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.9Highest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
18.9%±3.9 RI: 13% |
| Little Compton and Charlestown 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 | #5 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI | #10 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Little Compton | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Chariho |
| High school in town | None in town | Ponaganset High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.