Compare towns
Granby vs Lisbon 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).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($316k median).
North Granby has the most people working from home (38.8%).
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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 | Lisbon | North Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,184Highest |
4,211 |
1,451Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -5.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.7±3.2Highest 9% above CT |
44.5±5.2 8% above CT |
41.8±21Lowest about the CT average |
| Granby and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.1%±6.4 CT: 20.2% |
27.8%±8.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Granby and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±4.3Lowest 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% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
0%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Granby and Lisbon 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 |
$92,708±$12kLowest 3% 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 |
$315,700±$26kLowest 14% 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±$169 10% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376 26% above CT |
$4,044Lowest 39% below CT |
$9,709Highest 46% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
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| Lisbon 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% |
6.6%Highest CT: 10% |
0%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.9% CT: 66.5% |
100%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 7% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
28 minLowest 5% above CT |
| Work from home | 30.2%±5 CT: 16% |
8.3%±3.4Lowest 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 | #102 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Granby School District | Lisbon School District | — |
| High school in town | Granby Memorial High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.