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Granby vs Plainfield vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Granby has the highest household income ($119k).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).
Springfield has the most renters (50.4% 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 | Plainfield | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,080Lowest |
15,141 |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
33.7±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Granby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±0.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Granby and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,297±$33kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$52,656±$2kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$16kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
$245,000±$4kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,204±$70Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,144±$55Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,572Highest 79% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$3,695Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Granby and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
49.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±0.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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 | #259 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Granby | Plainfield School District | Springfield |
| High school in town | Granby Jr Sr High School | Plainfield High School | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
10.3Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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U.S. 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.