What stands out worked out from the figures below

Griswold has the most people working from home (9%).

Montville has the highest household income ($96k).

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	Montville
People
Population	11,530Lowest	17,950Highest
Median age	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT	42.8±4.1Lowest 4% above CT
	Griswold and Montville 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%	18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Griswold and Montville 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%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Griswold and Montville 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%	25.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT	$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average
	Montville 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	$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT
	Montville 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	$1,187±$99Highest 20% below CT
	Montville and Griswold 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	$4,565Lowest 31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%	41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.6%Lowest CT: 10%	7.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	25 minLowest 5% below CT
Work from home	9%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Griswold and Montville 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	#95 of 149 in CT
School district	Griswold School District	Montville School District
High school in town	Griswold High School	Montville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	9.2Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.