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Griswold vs Quinebaug vs Thompson
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 kids (18.5% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Thompson has the most expensive homes ($292k 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 | Quinebaug | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
1,193Lowest |
9,337 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
54.1±2.2 32% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Thompson 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% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
11.4%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.4%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Thompson 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 18% below CT |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$93,629±$18k about the CT average |
| Quinebaug and Thompson 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 |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$291,900±$24kHighest 20% below CT |
| Thompson and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65Highest 21% below CT |
— | $1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
| Griswold and Thompson 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 |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,822 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54%±18.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Thompson 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.1%±4.4 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Thompson 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 | — | #130 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | — | Thompson School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | — | Tourtellotte Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 7.9Lowest |
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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.