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Tiverton vs Little Compton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tiverton has the most affordable homes ($412k median).
Little Compton has the most expensive homes ($783k median).
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 | Tiverton | Little Compton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,189Highest |
3,584Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+3.6%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 51.1±2.4Lowest 26% above RI |
60.3±3.7Highest 49% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Tiverton and Little Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±2.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
39.5%±7.3Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
60%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest RI: 8.3% |
4.5%±2.1Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Little Compton and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,036±$10kLowest 21% above RI |
$134,750±$36kHighest 53% above RI |
| Little Compton and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $411,900±$24kLowest about the RI average |
$783,400±$82kHighest 94% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$152 7% below RI |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,767Highest about the RI average |
$3,696Lowest 25% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±8Lowest RI: 48% |
76.1%±36Highest RI: 48% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
2.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
93.8%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 10 yrs newer than RI |
1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 9% above RI |
34 minHighest 32% above RI |
| Work from home | 13.5%±3.6Lowest RI: 13% |
20.5%±5.9Highest RI: 13% |
| Little Compton and Tiverton 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 | #15 of 38 in RI | #5 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Tiverton | Little Compton |
| High school in town | Tiverton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.