Compare towns
Griswold vs Beacon Falls vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Griswold | Beacon Falls | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530 |
6,147Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below 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%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below 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±$42k 25% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% 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 |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628 30% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Plainfield 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 | #118 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Regional School District 16 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Woodland Regional High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
11.2 |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.