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Pascoag vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).

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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.

MeasurePascoagWindsorGlocester
People
Population
4,410Lowest
29,468Highest
10,221
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.1±3.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±1.9
12% above U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.7%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
20%±2Lowest
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%
43.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor 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±$34kHighest
50% above U.S.
$104,725±$8kLowest
30% above U.S.
$113,508±$7k
41% above U.S.
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% above U.S.
$305,200±$11kLowest
8% below U.S.
$396,500±$28kHighest
19% above U.S.
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±$444Lowest
7% below U.S.
$1,681±$62Highest
19% above U.S.
$1,417±$627
about the U.S. average
Windsor 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.
$5,351Highest
72% above U.S.
$5,248
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.1%±27.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.9%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Windsor 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%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
21 minLowest
19% below U.S.
34 min
30% above U.S.
Work from home
7.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor 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 — #117 of 149 in CT #12 of 38 in RI
School district — Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District Foster-Glocester · Glocester
High school in town — Windsor High School Ponaganset High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.2Lowest
12.8Highest
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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.