What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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	Windsor	Granby
People
Population	29,468Highest	11,184Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT	44.7±3.2Highest 9% above CT
	Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.2%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT	$120,275±$14kHighest 26% above CT
	Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT	$367,900±$17kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT	$8,376Highest 26% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6%	29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	28 minHighest 7% above CT
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	30.2%±5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#117 of 149 in CT	#54 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Granby School District
High school in town	Windsor High School	Granby Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Lowest	11.9Highest
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Old photos in History	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.