What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

Columbia has the most people working from home (21.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bozrah	Columbia
People
Population	2,293Lowest	5,300Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT	51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT
	Columbia and Bozrah 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%	13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bozrah and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Columbia 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	34.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Columbia and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,516±$11kLowest 13% above CT	$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT
	Columbia and Bozrah 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	$361,500±$16kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT	$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT	$5,228Highest 21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6%	17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest CT: 10%	6.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 8% above CT	32 minHighest 21% above CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	21.6%±6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#114 of 149 in CT
School district	Bozrah School District	Columbia School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.