Compare towns
Scituate vs Exeter vs Coventry 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
Scituate has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
Exeter has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Glocester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Scituate | Exeter | Coventry | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,517 |
7,195Lowest |
35,907Highest |
10,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+1.9% RI: +4.3% |
+2.3%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49.9±4 23% above RI |
37.7±5.9Lowest 7% below RI |
44±1.1 8% above RI |
50.8±4.3Highest 25% above RI |
| Glocester and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±4.7 RI: 18.8% |
18.2%±1.8 RI: 18.8% |
19.8%±4.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Glocester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.7% |
19.2%±1.6 RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±3.4 RI: 18.7% |
| Scituate and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% RI: 37.7% |
46.1%Highest RI: 37.7% |
31.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
35.7% RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
11.1%±6.3Highest RI: 8.3% |
5.5%±1.2 RI: 8.3% |
4.3%±1.9 RI: 8.3% |
| Exeter and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23k 28% above RI |
$111,250±$30k 27% above RI |
$102,946±$8kLowest 17% above RI |
$113,508±$7kHighest 29% above RI |
| Glocester and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,300±$26k 11% above RI |
$509,200±$43kHighest 26% above RI |
$356,200±$11kLowest 12% below RI |
$396,500±$28k about the RI average |
| Exeter and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,317±$307 about the RI average |
$1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,417±$627 6% above RI |
| Scituate and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265 7% above RI |
$5,881Highest 20% above RI |
$5,099Lowest 4% above RI |
$5,248 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9 RI: 48% |
91%±26.7Highest RI: 48% |
51.5%±11.1Lowest RI: 48% |
64.5%±24 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 | 5% RI: 11.2% |
12.8%Highest RI: 11.2% |
7.4% RI: 11.2% |
4.8%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% RI: 63.6% |
80.3%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
82% RI: 63.6% |
91%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 4 yrs newer than RI |
1987Highest 25 yrs newer than RI |
1973 11 yrs newer than RI |
1975 13 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 20% above RI |
22 minLowest 12% below RI |
26 min about the RI average |
34 minHighest 35% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 RI: 13% |
17.2%±6.1Highest RI: 13% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest RI: 13% |
13.1%±4.7 RI: 13% |
| Exeter and Scituate 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #14 of 38 in RI | #24 of 38 in RI | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | Exeter-West Greenwich | Coventry | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | None in town | Coventry High School | Ponaganset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
— | 12.3 |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.