What stands out worked out from the figures below

Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Granby has the most affordable homes ($353k 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.

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

Measure	Suffield	Granby
People
Population	15,702Highest	6,080Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-2.1% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S.	46.3±4.2Highest 19% 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	16.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22%	13.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Suffield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	20.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	7.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S.	$119,297±$33kLowest 48% above U.S.
	Suffield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S.	$352,600±$16kLowest 6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,456Highest 107% above U.S.	$5,572Lowest 79% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	100%±100Highest 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	4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S.	1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below U.S.	23 minLowest 12% below U.S.
Work from home	18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%	7.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#57 of 149 in CT	#259 of 282 in MA
School district	Suffield School District	Granby
High school in town	Suffield High School	Granby Jr Sr High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9Lowest	11.0Highest
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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.