Compare towns
Hampton vs Windsor Locks vs Griswold
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the highest household income ($109k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% 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 | Hampton | Windsor Locks | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,647Lowest |
12,579Highest |
11,530 |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
| Hampton and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Hampton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
| Hampton and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364 34% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,628Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hampton School District | Windsor Locks School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.