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Granby vs Derby vs North Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Granby has the highest household income ($120k).
Derby has the most renters (38.1% rent).
North Granby has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Granby | Derby | North Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,184 |
12,487Highest |
1,451Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.5%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-5.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.7±3.2 9% above CT |
46.4±3.1Highest 13% above CT |
41.8±21Lowest about the CT average |
| Derby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.8%±8.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Granby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25%±5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Granby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
35.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
0%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Derby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,275±$14kHighest 26% above CT |
$79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$110,741±$38k 16% above CT |
| Granby and North Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,900±$17k about the CT average |
$256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$384,500±$47kHighest 5% above CT |
| North Granby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,452±$95Highest about the CT average |
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| Derby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376 26% above CT |
$5,510Lowest 17% below CT |
$9,709Highest 46% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.9%±12.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
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| Derby and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
0%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.1% CT: 66.5% |
61.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
100%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 5% above CT |
| Work from home | 30.2%±5 CT: 16% |
15.1%±4.8Lowest CT: 16% |
38.8%±9Highest CT: 16% |
| North Granby and 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 | #54 of 149 in CT | #138 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Granby School District | Derby School District | — |
| High school in town | Granby Memorial High School | Derby High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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| 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.