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Griswold vs Plainfield vs Windsor
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 renters (26.7% rent).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
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 | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
616Lowest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 24% above U.S. |
50.6±9.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Plainfield 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%±9.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor 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% |
52.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Windsor 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 about the U.S. average |
$63,500±$14kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$309,000±$47k 7% below U.S. |
$389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,292±$558Highest 9% below U.S. |
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| Plainfield and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Highest 48% above U.S. |
$4,458 43% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Griswold and Plainfield 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% |
16.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
98%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
37 min 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Griswold School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.