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Canton vs Granby vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most renters (16.3% rent).
Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Canton | Granby | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144 |
11,184Highest |
9,458Lowest |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
44.7±3.2Lowest 9% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Canton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.2% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Granby and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT |
$120,275±$14k 26% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT |
$367,900±$17k about the CT average |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
| Canton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358 6% below CT |
$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232 9% above CT |
$8,376Highest 26% above CT |
$6,504Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Canton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above CT |
28 min 7% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
30.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Granby and Canton 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 | #22 of 149 in CT | #54 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canton School District | Granby School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Canton High School | Granby Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.