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