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Winchester vs Plainfield 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).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Griswold has the highest household income ($79k).
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 | Plainfield | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,284Lowest |
15,141Highest |
11,530 |
| Median age | 49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.1±3.9 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% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Griswold 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
19.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield 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 |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$78,719±$11kHighest 18% below CT |
| Griswold and Plainfield 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 |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT |
| Griswold and Plainfield 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 |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Plainfield and Griswold 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 |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Plainfield 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Plainfield School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | Northwestern Regional High School | Plainfield High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
10.3 |
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.