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Pascoag vs Warren 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 youngest population (median age 39.1).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).

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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.

MeasurePascoagWarrenGlocester
People
Population
4,410Lowest
11,144Highest
10,221
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Lowest
RI: +4.3%
+5.1%Highest
RI: +4.3%
+2.3%
RI: +4.3%
Median age
39.1±3.7Lowest
4% below RI
49±2.9
21% above RI
50.8±4.3Highest
25% above RI
Glocester and Warren 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%
14%±2.2Lowest
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%
25%±3.5Highest
RI: 18.7%
22.2%±3.4
RI: 18.7%
Warren and Glocester 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%
36.4%Highest
RI: 37.7%
35.7%
RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.1Lowest
RI: 8.3%
4.1%±1.5
RI: 8.3%
4.3%±1.9Highest
RI: 8.3%
Glocester and Warren 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
$90,729±$12kLowest
3% above 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±$47kLowest
10% below RI
$395,700±$22k
about the RI average
$396,500±$28kHighest
about the RI average
Glocester and Warren 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
$1,363±$96
about the RI average
$1,417±$627Highest
6% above RI
Glocester and Warren 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
$5,474Highest
12% above RI
$5,248
7% above RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.1%±27.4Lowest
RI: 48%
54.6%±9.4
RI: 48%
64.5%±24Highest
RI: 48%
Glocester and Warren 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%
9.7%
RI: 11.2%
4.8%Lowest
RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.8%
RI: 63.6%
61.3%Lowest
RI: 63.6%
91%Highest
RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953
9 yrs older than RI
1950Lowest
12 yrs older than RI
1975Highest
13 yrs newer than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
39% above RI
25 minLowest
about the RI average
34 min
35% above RI
Work from home
7.4%±4.7Lowest
RI: 13%
14.4%±3.3Highest
RI: 13%
13.1%±4.7
RI: 13%
Warren 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 — #31 of 38 in RI #12 of 38 in RI
School district — Highlander · Bristol Warren Foster-Glocester · Glocester
High school in town — Highlander Secondary Charter S Ponaganset High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
15.5Highest
12.8Lowest
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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.