Compare towns
Bozrah vs Bantam vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bozrah has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Bantam has the most people working from home (16%).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
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.
| Measure | Bozrah | Bantam | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,293 |
810Lowest |
2,604Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT |
47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Voluntown and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bozrah and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Voluntown and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT |
— | $101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT |
| Bozrah and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,200±$26kLowest 15% below CT |
$317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Voluntown and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,166±$191 22% below CT |
| Bozrah and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,438 33% below CT |
$3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bozrah School District | — | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.