What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).

Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k 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.

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

Measure	North Haven	Griswold
People
Population	24,336Highest	11,530Lowest
Median age	45.7±1.3Lowest 11% above CT	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT
	Griswold and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	North Haven and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	North Haven and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT	$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT	$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT	$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,964Highest 5% above CT	$4,628Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%	7.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 18% below CT	31 minHighest 17% above CT
Work from home	14.9%±2.8Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%
	North Haven 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	#84 of 149 in CT	#118 of 149 in CT
School district	Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District	Griswold School District
High school in town	North Haven High School	Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.0Lowest	11.5Highest
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Old photos in History	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.