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Griswold vs Suffield vs Plainville vs Winchester
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Winchester has the most renters (34.2% rent).
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 | Suffield | Plainville | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,530 |
15,702 |
17,551Highest |
10,284Lowest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Winchester and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Griswold and Suffield 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester and Plainville 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,174±$116 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Suffield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Suffield High School | Plainville High School | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.9 |
11.4 |
9.7Lowest |
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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.