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Quinebaug vs Griswold

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Griswold has the most kids (18.5% under 18).

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.

MeasureQuinebaugGriswold
People
Population
1,193Lowest
11,530Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
56.5±1Highest
37% above CT
48.1±3.9Lowest
17% above CT
Kids under 18
0%±3.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.5%±3.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
Age 65+
29.1%±9.8Highest
CT: 18.5%
17.8%±3.5Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Quinebaug and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
10.3%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
19.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
1.8%±1.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
Griswold and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$105,181±$36kHighest
10% above CT
$78,719±$11kLowest
18% below CT
Quinebaug and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$237,800±$66kLowest
35% below CT
$275,900±$42kHighest
25% below CT
Griswold and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,177±$65
21% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,703Lowest
44% below CT
$4,628Highest
30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
CT: 52.6%
57.5%±15.5Highest
CT: 52.6%
Griswold and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
7.6%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.3%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the CT average
31 minHighest
17% above CT
Work from home
23.3%±17.9Highest
CT: 16%
9%±3.6Lowest
CT: 16%
Quinebaug 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
School district — Griswold School District
High school in town — Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.5
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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.