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Pascoag vs Exeter vs Harrisville
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 the highest household income ($121k).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Harrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Pascoag | Exeter | Harrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410 |
7,195Highest |
1,767Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7 4% below RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
48.1±21.7Highest 18% above RI |
| Harrisville and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
18.8%±10.4Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
36.8%±8.9Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% RI: 37.7% |
46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
20.5%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.9%±3.8 RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and Harrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
$111,250±$30k 27% above RI |
$62,535±$22kLowest 29% below 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±$47k 10% below RI |
$509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
$355,000±$24kLowest 12% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Highest about the RI average |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,094±$589Lowest 18% below RI |
| Pascoag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395 10% below RI |
$5,881Highest 20% above RI |
$3,740Lowest 24% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
68.3%±39.6 RI: 48% |
| Exeter and Harrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
11.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
73.5% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1972 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 39% above RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
44 minHighest 72% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
9.3%±6.3 RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Harrisville 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 | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.