Best PlacesPascoag, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pascoag, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pascoag ranks 5,772nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pascoag
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Pascoag's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pascoag ranks high
- Household income$130,819 median, better than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
Where Pascoag ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pascoag
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pascoag home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $130,819, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Pascoag's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pascoag
Pascoag runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pascoag.
Who works in Pascoag, and how
Work in Pascoag centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pascoag
Pascoag has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of towns and more parkland per resident than 91% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pascoag and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pascoag, month by month
Pascoag sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Pascoag
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pascoag
Schools across Pascoag average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Glocester ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Steere Farm Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- William Callahan SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ponaganset Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Burrillville Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ponaganset High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Burrillville High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pascoag school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pascoag measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Pascoag against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pascoag
Is Pascoag a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pascoag ranks 5,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pascoag expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $395,481. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $130,819 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Pascoag safe?
Yes, Pascoag is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Pascoag with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pascoag. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pascoag represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Pascoag detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pascoag: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pascoag: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pascoag: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pascoag: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pascoag detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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