What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Granby has the most kids (27.5% under 18).

Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Granby	Suffield
People
Population	5,238Lowest	15,702Highest
Median age	42.4±2.3Lowest 3% above CT	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Suffield and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±7Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	21.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	East Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$120,938±$24kHighest 26% above CT	$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT
	East Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$388,000±$29kLowest 6% above CT	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT
	Suffield and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,341±$157Lowest 10% below CT	$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT
	Suffield and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,063Highest 6% above CT	$6,456Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54.1%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	East Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%	4.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	26 minHighest 3% below CT
Work from home	13.5%±6.1Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Suffield and East Granby 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	#56 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	East Granby School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	East Granby High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Highest	10.9Lowest
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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.