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Winchester vs Middlefield vs Griswold
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchester has the most renters (34.2% rent).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
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.
| Measure | Winchester | Middlefield | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,284 |
4,243Lowest |
11,530Highest |
| Median age | 49.1±6.2 19% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT |
| Middlefield and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest 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% |
25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Winchester 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 |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
| Middlefield and Griswold 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 |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,780 28% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Griswold 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% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Middlefield 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Regional School District 13 | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | Northwestern Regional High School | None in town | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 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.