What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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	Durham
People
Population	11,530Highest	7,208Lowest
Median age	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT	45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT
	Griswold and Durham 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%	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Griswold and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Griswold and Durham 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%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Durham 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	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT	$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,177±$65Highest 21% below CT	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT
	Griswold and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,628Lowest 30% below CT	$7,998Highest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Durham 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%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#118 of 149 in CT	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Griswold School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	Griswold High School	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.