Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
East Granby's standout: the median household earns $121K. Overall it grades A−, 25th among Connecticut's 151 graded towns. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and it has 38 miles of trail. East Granby’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, above both Connecticut’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). East Granby has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Newgate Prison and Viets' Tavern. East Granby's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Where East Granby beats most towns.
Old Newgate Prison is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 833 in 1860, 5,214 in 2020. The archive holds 35 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far East Granby is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Granby. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
10 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
12 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
13 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
22 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
37 mi LakeQuabbin ReservoirSpringfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Granby, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in East Granby.
39 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Cowles Park, 132 acres with 7.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cowles Park | 7.3 mi | 132 |
| 2. Ian Clark Preserve | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 3. Granbrook Park | 0.1 mi | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the East Granby School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Granby Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 218 | B+ |
| East Granby High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 249 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Within Connecticut it is healthier than 63% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Connecticut is no health insurance: 5.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in East Granby, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 14%. 83% of adults had a checkup this year in East Granby. East Granby beats the Connecticut average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| East Granby | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Granby | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 10% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Granby has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 7 have a higher July high than East Granby.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 52% of East Granby adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. East Granby has grown 4% since 2020, to 5,432 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| East Granby | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| East Granby | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.6% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents leave East Granby for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Hartford (12%), Windsor (9%) and Bloomfield (6%).
| East Granby | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in East Granby since 1992.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical East Granby home is worth about $441,000, up 4.6% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of East Granby
About 6 of every 100 East Granby residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
5 places in East Granby on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
East Granby is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,214 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with East Granby.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Granby | #25 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Simsbury | #21 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Tariffville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomfield | #128 | C | C− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Suffield | #37 | A− | C | A | A− | A |
| Granby | #16 | A | C | A | B+ | A |
| Windsor Locks | #94 | B− | C+ | B | C | B+ |
| Windsor | #108 | C+ | C− | B− | C | A− |
East Granby reports no FBI crime data of its own. Tariffville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Granby with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. East Granby grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #25 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($95,118 across the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Walter Forward and Darwin Phelps.
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