What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stafford has the most people working from home (11%).

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.

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

Measure	Stafford	Griswold
People
Population	11,511Lowest	11,530Highest
Median age	46.7±4.8Lowest 14% above CT	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT
	Griswold and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Stafford and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22%±3Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Stafford and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Stafford and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$93,235±$16kHighest about the CT average	$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT
	Stafford and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$263,800±$22kLowest 28% below CT	$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT
	Griswold and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT	$1,177±$65Highest 21% below CT
	Griswold and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,131Highest 23% below CT	$4,628Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.5%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.4%Lowest CT: 10%	7.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer 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	11%±3.5Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Stafford 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	#96 of 149 in CT	#118 of 149 in CT
School district	Stafford School District	Griswold School District
High school in town	Stafford High School	Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	11.5Highest
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Old photos in Our Story	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.