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Pascoag vs Woonsocket vs Glocester vs Exeter
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 highest household income ($121k).
Woonsocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Woonsocket | Glocester | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
43,521Highest |
10,221 |
7,195 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% RI: +4.3% |
+5%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2.3% RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7 4% below RI |
35.7±1.3Lowest 12% below RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
37.7±5.9 7% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Lowest RI: 18.8% |
23.3%±2Highest RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3 RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Woonsocket and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 RI: 18.7% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4Highest RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8 RI: 18.7% |
| 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% RI: 37.7% |
19.8%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
35.7% RI: 37.7% |
46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
5.1%±0.9 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and Woonsocket 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 |
$61,059±$5kLowest 30% below RI |
$113,508±$7k 29% above RI |
$111,250±$30k 27% 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 |
$311,000±$15kLowest 23% below RI |
$396,500±$28k about the RI average |
$509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444 about the RI average |
$1,161±$48Lowest 13% below RI |
$1,417±$627Highest 6% above RI |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
| 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 |
$3,960Lowest 19% below RI |
$5,248 7% above RI |
$5,881Highest 20% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
46.7%±5.4 RI: 48% |
64.5%±24 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
| Exeter and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% RI: 11.2% |
18.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
12.8% RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% RI: 63.6% |
37.2%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
80.3% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 9 yrs older than RI |
1952Lowest 10 yrs older than RI |
1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 39% above RI |
29 min 15% above RI |
34 min 35% above RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7 RI: 13% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7 RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
| Exeter 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 | — | #37 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI | #14 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | — | Woonsocket High School | Ponaganset High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
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.