A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Windsor$1,080/mo

Typical home $184K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $912/mo · Housing →

Granby$1,170/mo

Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $846/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Granby and Windsor.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Granby places higher on 11 of 16 MO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–WindsorNot graded C+GranbyBetter than 38% of districts in the state

Health

D−WindsorHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns DGranbyHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

4Windsor

11Granby

Lists won, of 16 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #97#213 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #111#183 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #154#98 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #217#179 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #240#203 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #245#213 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #31#9 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #119#98

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Windsor’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

WindsorGranby

Snow a year11″8″

January low19°F 25°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)187d 206d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 63rd

Outdoors & history

WindsorGranby

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0.1%—

Settled1855 —

Archive photos1 4

Famous people born here—1

Community

WindsorGranby

Library hours a week32 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindsorMO GranbyMO

Windsor ↔ Granby119 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

WindsorGranby

People

Population 3,094Highest 2,745Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3%Lowest MO: +2.8% -3.9%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 35.2±1.8Lowest 10% below MO 35.4±7.6Highest 9% below MO

Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.7%±5.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 29.3%±4.8Highest MO: 22.3%

Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.3%±2.9Highest MO: 17.9% 12.9%±3.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 16.9%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7% 2.8%±1.7Lowest MO: 5.7%

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 $49,783±$7kHighest 30% below MO $48,864±$18kLowest 31% below MO

Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,400±$21kLowest 56% below MO $104,700±$27kHighest 55% below MO

Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $912±$108Highest 12% below MO $846±$90Lowest 18% below MO

Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $803Highest 59% below MO $596Lowest 69% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41%±15.1Highest MO: 45.6% 40.7%±16.1Lowest MO: 45.6%

Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 24.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25.6%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 72.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 23 minLowest about the MO average

Work from home 9.9%±7.8Highest MO: 13% 5.9%±3.9Lowest MO: 13%

Windsor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 26.3%Highest 3.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (11%)Neosho (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GranbyFew work in Windsor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.5Highest 38.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#196 of 226 in MO

School district —EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI

High school in town —None in town

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Windsor vs Granby

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Granby places higher on 11 of 16 MO lists

What daily life feels like in each

119 miles apart

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