What stands out worked out from the figures below

Winchester has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Griswold has the most people working from home (9%).

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	Winchester	Griswold
People
Population	10,284Lowest	11,530Highest
Median age	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT	48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT
	Winchester and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Griswold and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Winchester and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT	$78,719±$11kHighest 18% below CT
	Griswold and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT	$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT
	Griswold and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT	$1,177±$65Highest 21% below CT
	Griswold and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,780Highest 28% below CT	$4,628Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Griswold and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.8%Highest CT: 10%	7.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	73.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 12 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	6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%	9%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
	Griswold and Winchester 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	#97 of 149 in CT	#118 of 149 in CT
School district	Explorations District · Regional School District 07	Griswold School District
High school in town	Northwestern Regional High School	Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	11.5Highest
On TownTapestry
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.