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Griswold vs Hampton 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).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Hampton | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530 |
1,647Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Hampton and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Plainfield 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Hampton 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 |
$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Hampton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Highest 30% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Hampton 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Hampton School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 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.