What stands out worked out from the figures below

Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Griswold	Beacon Falls
People
Population	11,530Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Griswold and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,628Lowest 30% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.6%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 17% above CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#118 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Griswold School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Griswold High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	11.2Lowest
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CT 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.