Compare towns
Griswold vs Brooklyn vs Chaplin vs Preston
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).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Preston has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Brooklyn | Chaplin | Preston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
8,517 |
2,070Lowest |
4,821 |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
46.2±7 12% above CT |
| Griswold and Preston 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% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Preston 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% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
23%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Preston and Chaplin 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% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn 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 |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$116,648±$27kHighest 22% above CT |
| Preston and Chaplin 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 |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$361,900±$13kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,433±$1k 4% below CT |
| Chaplin and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628 30% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,749Highest 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Preston 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
2.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.3%±6 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | — | #93 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Brooklyn School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Preston School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | None in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.