What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granby has the highest household income ($119k).

Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Granby	Windsor Locks
People
Population	6,080Lowest	12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.1% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	46.3±4.2Highest 19% above U.S.	41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S.
	Granby and Windsor Locks 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%	18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Windsor Locks and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Granby and Windsor Locks 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%	28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Granby and Windsor Locks 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.	$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average
	Granby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$352,600±$16kHighest 6% above U.S.	$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,572Highest 79% above U.S.	$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%	58.2%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Granby and Windsor Locks 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%	10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S.	1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 12% below U.S.	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.
Work from home	7.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#259 of 282 in MA	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Granby	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Granby Jr Sr High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.0Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.