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Pascoag vs Exeter vs West Greenwich
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 most affordable homes ($365k median).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
West Greenwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | West Greenwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
7,195Highest |
6,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+6.4%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7 4% below RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
43±3.8Highest 6% above RI |
| West Greenwich 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% |
19.5%±5.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1Highest RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
20.2%±4 RI: 18.7% |
| Pascoag and West Greenwich 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% |
34.7% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.1%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and West Greenwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,369±$34k 38% above RI |
$111,250±$30kLowest 27% above RI |
$135,625±$17kHighest 54% above RI |
| West Greenwich and Pascoag 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±$43k 26% above RI |
$535,400±$68kHighest 32% above RI |
| West Greenwich and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444 about the RI average |
$1,317±$307Lowest about the RI average |
$2,414±$206Highest 80% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
$5,881 20% above RI |
$6,491Highest 32% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
47.5%±39.4 RI: 48% |
| Exeter and West Greenwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
2.3%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
80.3% RI: 63.6% |
87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
1987 25 yrs newer than RI |
1991Highest 29 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 39% above RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
27 min 7% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
11.5%±5 RI: 13% |
| Exeter and West Greenwich 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 | #19 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Exeter-West Greenwich | The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.