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Sutton vs Glocester vs East Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
East Brooklyn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+34.6%).

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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.

MeasureSuttonGlocesterEast Brooklyn
People
Population
9,452
10,221Highest
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.3±2.5Lowest
14% above U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
46.2±12.2
19% above U.S.
Glocester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
20%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
East Brooklyn and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Glocester and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$113,508±$7k
41% above U.S.
$73,698±$29kLowest
9% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
$396,500±$28k
19% above U.S.
$295,400±$63kLowest
11% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,061±$474Lowest
25% below U.S.
Glocester and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$5,248
68% above U.S.
$3,747Lowest
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.5%±24.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±35.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
12% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #105 of 282 in MA #12 of 38 in RI —
School district Sutton Foster-Glocester · Glocester —
High school in town Sutton High School Ponaganset High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
12.6Lowest
12.8Highest
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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.