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North Granby is a small town of 1,451 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from Springfield, MA and 19 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,451people
$385kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
53"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 174 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Springfield, MA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BDL airport
- 10 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 401 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.