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Scituate vs Willington vs Johnston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Willington has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Johnston has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
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 | Willington | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517 |
5,575Lowest |
29,835Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
37.5±7.2Lowest 4% below U.S. |
44.5±2.5 14% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Johnston 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Willington 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$91,114±$12kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$91,866±$6k 14% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$305,800±$48kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$355,500±$13k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251Highest 5% above U.S. |
$1,357±$116 4% below U.S. |
$1,275±$132Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Scituate and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265 69% above U.S. |
$5,419Highest 74% above U.S. |
$4,614Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
70%±20.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Willington and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Willington 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 | #104 of 149 in CT | #32 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | Willington School District | Johnston |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | None in town | Johnston Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.