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Pascoag vs Needham 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).
Needham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Needham | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
32,459Highest |
10,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.1±1.6 11% above U.S. |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest 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% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Needham 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. |
$214,308±$13kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7kLowest 41% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,000±$47kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 257% above U.S. |
$396,500±$28k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$2,409±$183Highest 70% above U.S. |
$1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,248 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Needham 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 282 in MA | #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 |
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.