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Griswold vs Ware vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Griswold has the highest household income ($79k).
Ware has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k 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 | Ware | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Highest |
10,048 |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Griswold and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11kHighest about the U.S. average |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Griswold and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$333,700±$35kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65Highest 17% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Griswold and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628Highest 48% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$4,530 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Griswold School District | Ware | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
11.1 |
10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.