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Winsted vs Griswold vs East Windsor

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).
Griswold has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).

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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.

MeasureWinstedGriswoldEast Windsor
People
Population
6,977Lowest
11,530Highest
11,213
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
47.6±7.3
16% above CT
48.1±3.9Highest
17% above CT
45.9±5.4Lowest
12% 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%
18.5%±3.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
15.9%±3.6
CT: 20.2%
Griswold and East Windsor 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%
17.8%±3.5Lowest
CT: 18.5%
21.9%±3.5
CT: 18.5%
Winsted and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%
CT: 42.5%
19.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
41.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±2.4
CT: 7.1%
1.8%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±2.2Highest
CT: 7.1%
East Windsor 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
$78,719±$11k
18% below CT
$96,250±$14kHighest
about the CT average
East Windsor 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
$275,900±$42k
25% below CT
$277,100±$26kHighest
24% below CT
East Windsor 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
$1,177±$65Lowest
21% below CT
$1,459±$145Highest
about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,754Lowest
43% below CT
$4,628
30% below CT
$4,873Highest
27% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±16.7
CT: 52.6%
57.5%±15.5Highest
CT: 52.6%
30.4%±13.8Lowest
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%
7.6%
CT: 10%
7.2%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
54.7%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
73.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
69.9%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
25 yrs older than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below CT
31 minHighest
17% above CT
22 minLowest
15% below CT
Work from home
7.7%±3.5Lowest
CT: 16%
9%±3.6
CT: 16%
19.6%±5.5Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #118 of 149 in CT #129 of 149 in CT
School district — Griswold School District East Windsor School District
High school in town — Griswold High School East Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.5Highest
9.6Lowest
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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.