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Griswold vs Roxbury vs Stafford
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).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Stafford has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Roxbury | Stafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
2,185Lowest |
11,511 |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
46.7±4.8Lowest 14% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Stafford 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 CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
22%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Stafford 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 |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$93,235±$16k about the CT average |
| Roxbury and Stafford 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 |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$263,800±$22kLowest 28% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$5,131 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.5%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Griswold 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% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
79.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
11%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Roxbury and Stafford 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 | — | #96 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Regional School District 12 | Stafford School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | None in town | Stafford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.