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Pascoag vs Harrisville vs Glocester
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 youngest population (median age 39.1).
Harrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Harrisville | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410 |
1,767Lowest |
10,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.3% RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
48.1±21.7 18% above RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
| Glocester and Harrisville 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% |
18.8%±10.4Lowest 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%±5.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
36.8%±8.9Highest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4 RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% RI: 37.7% |
20.5%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
35.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
3.9%±3.8 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Glocester 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 |
$62,535±$22kLowest 29% below RI |
$113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
| Pascoag and Glocester 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 |
$355,000±$24kLowest 12% below RI |
$396,500±$28kHighest about the RI average |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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 |
$1,094±$589Lowest 18% below RI |
$1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
| Glocester and Pascoag 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 |
$3,740Lowest 24% below RI |
$5,248Highest 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
68.3%±39.6Highest RI: 48% |
64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
| Harrisville 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% |
11.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
73.5% RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
1972 10 yrs newer than RI |
1975Highest 13 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 39% above RI |
44 minHighest 72% above RI |
34 minLowest 35% above RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
9.3%±6.3 RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7Highest RI: 13% |
| Glocester 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 | — | — | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | — | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school 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.