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Tiverton vs Suffield vs Glocester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tiverton has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Glocester has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Tiverton | Suffield | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,189Highest |
15,702 |
10,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±2.4Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
50.8±4.3 31% above U.S. |
| Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Glocester and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Glocester 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 31% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7k 41% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $411,900±$24kHighest 24% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$396,500±$28kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Tiverton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$152Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
| Suffield and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,767Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,248 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Tiverton | Suffield School District | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school in town | Tiverton High School | Suffield High School | Ponaganset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
10.9 |
12.8Highest |
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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.