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Griswold vs Sprague vs Voluntown
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).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k 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 | Sprague | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
2,962 |
2,604Lowest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
48.3±1.7 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Voluntown 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% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Griswold and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Sprague 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% CT: 42.5% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| 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 18% below CT |
$92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
| Voluntown and Sprague 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 |
$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Sprague and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3 CT: 52.6% |
| 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% CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
30 minLowest 12% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| 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 | #141 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Sprague School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.