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Beecher Falls vs Upton vs Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beecher Falls has the most kids (9% under 18).
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
Granby has the most renters (9.8% rent).
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 | Beecher Falls | Upton | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67Lowest |
91Highest |
67Lowest |
| Median age | 57.5±2.6Lowest 48% above U.S. |
70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S. |
65.9±6.1 69% above U.S. |
| Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±40.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
3%±39.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Beecher Falls and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±43.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
55.2%±29 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±12.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±16Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Granby and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $26,042±$24kLowest 68% below U.S. |
— | $57,083±$51kHighest 29% below U.S. |
| Granby and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,100±$36kLowest 71% below U.S. |
— | $151,800±$57kHighest 54% below U.S. |
| Granby and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,438Highest 22% below U.S. |
$731Lowest 77% below U.S. |
$2,250 28% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
— |
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±12Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±17.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.