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A town of 11,184 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Granby

Town in Connecticut, United States
10,903Population
40.8 sq miArea
548 ftElevation

Granby is a town in northern Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 10,903 at the 2020 census. The town center is defined as a census-designated place known as Salmon Brook. Other areas in town include North Granby and West Granby. Granby is a rural town, located in the foothills of the Litchfield Hills of the Berkshires; besides the suburban natured center, the outskirts of town are filled with dense woods and rolling hills and mountains. From the 1890s to the 1920s, many immigrants from Sweden came to reside in the town.

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Housing in Granby

$497K▲ 6.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Granby home is worth about $497,000, up 6.3% in a year, 10% above the Connecticut typical home.

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Safety in Granby

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Safety Grade A

Granby reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Granby 0.3
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Granby 4.4
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Granby’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#54Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictGranby School DistrictSchools4

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