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Pascoag vs Foster vs Glocester
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 renters (27.2% rent).
Foster has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Glocester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Foster | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
4,523 |
10,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% RI: +4.3% |
-3%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+2.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
47.1±3 16% above RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
| Glocester and Foster 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% |
18.7%±4.4Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
18.5%±3.2Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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% |
36.9%Highest RI: 37.7% |
35.7% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.1%±2.2 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Glocester and Foster 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 |
$113,646±$18k 29% above RI |
$113,508±$7kLowest 29% above RI |
| Pascoag and Foster 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 |
$425,300±$30kHighest 5% above RI |
$396,500±$28k about the RI average |
| Foster and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Lowest about the RI average |
$1,509±$556Highest 12% above RI |
$1,417±$627 6% above RI |
| Foster and Glocester 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 |
$7,135Highest 46% above RI |
$5,248 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
65.8%±25.5Highest RI: 48% |
64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
| Foster and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.7%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
4.8% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
91.4%Highest RI: 63.6% |
91% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 39% above RI |
33 minLowest 30% above RI |
34 min 35% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
17.7%±4.9Highest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7 RI: 13% |
| Foster and Glocester 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 | — | #22 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Foster | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ponaganset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.