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Scituate vs Pascoag
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 most people working from home (13.3%).
Pascoag has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,517Highest |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+1.4%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 49.9±4Highest 23% above RI |
39.1±3.7Lowest 4% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19.7%±6.9Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Pascoag and Scituate 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% |
21%±5.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Scituate and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest RI: 37.7% |
26.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Highest RI: 8.3% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kLowest 28% above RI |
$121,369±$34kHighest 38% above RI |
| Pascoag 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±$26kHighest 11% above RI |
$365,000±$47kLowest 10% below RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251Highest 11% above RI |
$1,319±$444Lowest about the RI average |
| Scituate and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265Highest 7% above RI |
$4,395Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9Highest RI: 48% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest RI: 48% |
| Scituate and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
11.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest RI: 63.6% |
72.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 4 yrs newer than RI |
1953Lowest 9 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 20% above RI |
35 minHighest 39% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1Highest RI: 13% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest RI: 13% |
| Scituate and Pascoag 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 | — |
| School district | Scituate | — |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.