Compare towns
Griswold vs Redding vs Windsor Locks vs Lisbon
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 renters (26.7% rent).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
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 | Redding | Windsor Locks | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,530 |
8,780 |
12,579Highest |
4,211Lowest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±5.2 8% above CT |
| Redding and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Lisbon and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Lisbon 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% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Lisbon 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$92,708±$12k 3% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$315,700±$26k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628 30% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,044 39% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Lisbon and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
97.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
8.3%±3.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #102 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Windsor Locks School District | Lisbon School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Joel Barlow High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
11.1 |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.