What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).

Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).

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	Hamden	Granby
People
Population	61,045Highest	11,184Lowest
Median age	38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT	44.7±3.2Highest 9% above CT
Kids under 18	17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.2%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Granby and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Granby and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average	$120,275±$14kHighest 26% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT	$367,900±$17kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT	$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,784Lowest 17% above CT	$8,376Highest 26% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6%	29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	9.3%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 18% below CT	28 minHighest 7% above CT
Work from home	16.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	30.2%±5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#122 of 149 in CT	#54 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services	Granby School District
High school in town	Hamden High School	Granby Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.5Highest	11.9Lowest
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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.