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Monroe vs Lyme vs Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Granby has the most affordable homes ($368k median).
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 | Monroe | Lyme | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,949Highest |
2,303Lowest |
11,184 |
| Median age | 43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
44.7±3.2 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.2%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$120,275±$14kLowest 26% above CT |
| Monroe and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $503,200±$31k 37% above CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$367,900±$17kLowest about the CT average |
| Lyme and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,335±$169 10% below CT |
| Lyme and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,328Lowest 10% above CT |
$8,376 26% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±46.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3 CT: 52.6% |
29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Monroe and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.9% CT: 10% |
3.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
28 minLowest 7% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10 CT: 16% |
30.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
| Granby and Lyme 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 | #48 of 149 in CT | — | #54 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Monroe School District | Regional School District 18 | Granby School District |
| High school in town | Masuk High School | None in town | Granby Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.