Best PlacesWest Glocester, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Glocester, 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.
West Glocester ranks 14,117th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Glocester
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.
West Glocester's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Glocester ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$113,611 median, better than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
Where West Glocester ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.6 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Glocester
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Glocester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,611, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 West Glocester's effective rate of 1.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Glocester
West Glocester runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Glocester.
Who works in West Glocester, and how
Work in West Glocester centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Glocester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Glocester.
What the weather is like in West Glocester, month by month
West Glocester sees roughly 70 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 West Glocester
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Glocester
Schools across West Glocester average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Glocester ElementaryB · 50% 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 West Glocester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Glocester 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 West Glocester against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Glocester
Is West Glocester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Glocester ranks 14,117th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Glocester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $458,837. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $113,611 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is West Glocester safe?
Yes, West Glocester is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare West Glocester with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Glocester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Glocester 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.
West Glocester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Glocester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Glocester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Glocester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Glocester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Glocester 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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