What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granby has the most kids (3% under 18).

Upton has the shortest commute (24 min average).

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	Upton
People
Population	67Lowest	91Highest
Median age	65.9±6.1Lowest 69% above U.S.	70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S.
	Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	3%±39.7Highest U.S.: 22%	0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Granby and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	55.2%±29Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	10.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	14.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3%±16Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Granby and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,083±$51k 29% below U.S.	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$151,800±$57k 54% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,250Highest 28% below U.S.	$731Lowest 77% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	7.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S.	1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	38 minHighest 42% above U.S.	24 minLowest 9% below U.S.
Work from home	11.1%±17.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	13%±12Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Upton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.