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Windsor vs Griswold vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Griswold has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor | Griswold | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Lowest |
11,530 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
48.1±3.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Griswold and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Griswold and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$78,719±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
$84,343±$7k 4% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$275,900±$42k 17% below U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,177±$65Highest 17% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Griswold and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,628 48% above U.S. |
$4,798Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Griswold and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #118 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Griswold School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | Griswold High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.