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Winsted vs Ansonia vs Griswold
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winsted has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Griswold has the most homeowners (73.3%).
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 | Winsted | Ansonia | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977Lowest |
19,033Highest |
11,530 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
| Griswold and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Griswold and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
| Ansonia and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
| Ansonia and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Ansonia 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 | — | #142 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.