Compare towns
Scituate vs Windsor Locks 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 expensive homes ($449k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Johnston has the most renters (24.1% rent).
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 | Windsor Locks | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517Lowest |
12,579 |
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. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above 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%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Johnston 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% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Johnston 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% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Johnston and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$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. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$355,500±$13k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251Highest 5% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,275±$132Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Scituate and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265Highest 69% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,614 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #32 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | Windsor Locks School District | Johnston |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | Windsor Locks High School | Johnston Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.