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Winsted vs Chaplin 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 renters (45.3% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Winsted | Chaplin | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977 |
2,070Lowest |
11,530Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
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% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Griswold and Chaplin 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% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Chaplin 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% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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 |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
| Chaplin 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 |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT |
| Griswold and Chaplin 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 |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,628Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | — | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
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.