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Granby vs Suffield vs Southampton
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 most affordable homes ($353k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Southampton has the most kids (19.1% 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 | Suffield | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,080Lowest |
15,702Highest |
6,230 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
43.4±3.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Southampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southampton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Granby and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,297±$33kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$123,125±$23kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Southampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$16kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$452,300±$25kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Southampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,572 79% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,470Lowest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #259 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Granby | Suffield School District | Southampton |
| High school in town | Granby Jr Sr High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.