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Pascoag vs Glocester vs West Greenwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
Bordering PascoagBurrillville
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pascoag has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Glocester | West Greenwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
10,221Highest |
6,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+6.4%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
43±3.8 6% above RI |
| Glocester and West Greenwich 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% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.5%±5.3Lowest 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% |
22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
20.2%±4Lowest 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% |
35.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
34.7% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.1%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
| Glocester 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 |
$113,508±$7kLowest 29% 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 |
$396,500±$28k about the RI average |
$535,400±$68kHighest 32% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Lowest about the RI average |
$1,417±$627 6% above RI |
$2,414±$206Highest 80% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
$5,248 7% above RI |
$6,491Highest 32% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
64.5%±24Highest RI: 48% |
47.5%±39.4 RI: 48% |
| Glocester 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%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.8% RI: 11.2% |
2.3%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
87.3% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1991Highest 29 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 39% above RI |
34 min 35% above RI |
27 minLowest 7% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
11.5%±5 RI: 13% |
| Glocester 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 | — | #12 of 38 in RI | #19 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | — | Ponaganset High School | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.