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Pascoag vs Exeter

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pascoag has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).

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.

MeasurePascoagExeter
People
Population
4,410Lowest
7,195Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Highest
RI: +4.3%
+0.5%Lowest
RI: +4.3%
Median age
39.1±3.7Highest
4% below RI
37.7±5.9Lowest
7% below RI
Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.7%±6.9
RI: 18.8%
19.7%±4.7
RI: 18.8%
Age 65+
21%±5.1Highest
RI: 18.7%
18.2%±3.8Lowest
RI: 18.7%
Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.1%Lowest
RI: 37.7%
46.1%Highest
RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.1Lowest
RI: 8.3%
11.1%±6.3Highest
RI: 8.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$121,369±$34kHighest
38% above RI
$111,250±$30kLowest
27% above RI
Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$365,000±$47kLowest
10% below RI
$509,200±$43kHighest
26% above RI
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,319±$444Highest
about the RI average
$1,317±$307Lowest
about the RI average
Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,395Lowest
10% below RI
$5,881Highest
20% above RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.1%±27.4Lowest
RI: 48%
91%±26.7Highest
RI: 48%
Below poverty line
11.4%Lowest
RI: 11.2%
12.8%Highest
RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.8%Lowest
RI: 63.6%
80.3%Highest
RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
9 yrs older than RI
1987Highest
25 yrs newer than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
39% above RI
22 minLowest
12% below RI
Work from home
7.4%±4.7Lowest
RI: 13%
17.2%±6.1Highest
RI: 13%
Exeter 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 — #14 of 38 in RI
School district — Exeter-West Greenwich
High school in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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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.