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Griswold vs Pascoag vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Voluntown has the most homeowners (83.5%).
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.
| Measure | Griswold | Pascoag | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
4,410 |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.1±3.9 24% above U.S. |
39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.3±1.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pascoag and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pascoag and Griswold 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Voluntown 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 about the U.S. average |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$101,964±$25k 26% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$365,000±$47kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$356,100±$16k 7% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 17% below U.S. |
$1,319±$444Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,166±$191Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628 48% above U.S. |
$4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,955Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±24.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | — | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.