What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tolland has the highest household income ($133k).

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	Tolland	Granby
People
Population	14,606Highest	11,184Lowest
Median age	41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average	44.7±3.2Highest 9% above CT
	Granby and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2%	21.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Tolland and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Tolland and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT	$120,275±$14kLowest 26% above CT
	Tolland and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$365,500±$21kLowest about the CT average	$367,900±$17kHighest about the CT average
	Granby and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT	$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,403Lowest 11% above CT	$8,376Highest 26% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6%	29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Tolland and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.3%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	28 minLowest 7% above CT
Work from home	20.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	30.2%±5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#60 of 149 in CT	#54 of 149 in CT
School district	Tolland School District	Granby School District
High school in town	Tolland High School	Granby Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.4Highest	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.