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Winsted vs Windsor Locks 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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Griswold has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
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 | Windsor Locks | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977Lowest |
12,579Highest |
11,530 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest 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% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Windsor Locks 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% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
| Windsor Locks 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 |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT |
| Griswold and Windsor Locks 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 |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,754 43% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,628Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.