What stands out worked out from the figures below

Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).

Stafford has the most people working from home (11%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Griswold	Stafford
People
Population	11,530Highest	11,511Lowest
Median age	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT	46.7±4.8Lowest 14% above CT
	Griswold and Stafford 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%	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%	22%±3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Stafford 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Stafford 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	$93,235±$16kHighest about the CT average
	Stafford and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT	$263,800±$22kLowest 28% below CT
	Griswold and Stafford 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	$1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT
	Griswold and Stafford 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	$5,131Highest 23% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%	41.5%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Stafford 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%	7.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	79.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	11%±3.5Highest CT: 16%
	Stafford and Griswold 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	Stafford School District
High school in town	Griswold High School	Stafford High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	9.8Lowest
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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.