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Little Compton vs Tiverton
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 the most expensive homes ($783k median).
Tiverton has the most affordable homes ($412k median).
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 | Tiverton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,584Lowest |
16,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+3.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 60.3±3.7Highest 49% above RI |
51.1±2.4Lowest 26% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Tiverton 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% |
25.3%±2.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest RI: 37.7% |
40.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.1Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Little Compton and Tiverton 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 |
$106,036±$10kLowest 21% above RI |
| Little Compton and Tiverton 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 |
$411,900±$24kLowest about the RI average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,247±$152 7% below RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,696Lowest 25% below RI |
$4,767Highest about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.1%±36Highest RI: 48% |
31.4%±8Lowest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
80.7%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 32% above RI |
28 minLowest 9% above RI |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.9Highest RI: 13% |
13.5%±3.6Lowest RI: 13% |
| Little Compton and Tiverton 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 | #15 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Little Compton | Tiverton |
| High school in town | None in town | Tiverton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.