Living in Pascoag, RI
Pascoag is a small town of 4,410 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 17 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,410people
$365kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
52"Snow
230Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,410
- Part of a metro area
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Providence, RI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,302/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PVD airport
- 21 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 208 bars within 25 mi
- 607 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Providence County: D+14 in 2024
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk