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Griswold vs Naugatuck vs Voluntown
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Naugatuck has the most people working from home (15%).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
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 | Naugatuck | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530 |
31,800Highest |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Voluntown 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% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Griswold 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% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| Griswold and Voluntown 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% |
32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
$96,324±$9k about the CT average |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
| Voluntown and Naugatuck 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 |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,369±$58Highest 8% below CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,955 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Voluntown 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% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 17% above CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Griswold 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Naugatuck School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Naugatuck High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.