Compare towns
Griswold vs Norwich 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 most people working from home (9%).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Voluntown has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Norwich | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530 |
39,973Highest |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
38.5±1.7Lowest 6% 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% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich 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% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest 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% |
23.1% CT: 42.5% |
26.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Norwich and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
| Voluntown 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±$42k 25% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,253±$68Highest 16% below CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Norwich and Griswold 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 |
$4,703 29% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Griswold and Voluntown 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Norwich Free Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.