Compare towns
Pascoag vs Hanson vs Glocester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pascoag has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Hanson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).
Glocester has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Hanson | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
10,660Highest |
10,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.8±3 10% above U.S. |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Hanson and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hanson and Glocester 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 50% above U.S. |
$132,200±$10kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7kLowest 41% above U.S. |
| Hanson 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% above U.S. |
$533,900±$36kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$396,500±$28k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$1,821±$860Highest 29% above U.S. |
$1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
| Hanson and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$6,402Highest 105% above U.S. |
$5,248 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
69%±33.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanson 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
34 minLowest 27% above U.S. |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Glocester and Hanson 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 | — | #149 of 282 in MA | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Whitman-Hanson | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school in town | — | Whitman Hanson Regional | Ponaganset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
12.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.