What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the youngest population (median age 46.4).

Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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	Hampton
People
Population	2,293Highest	1,647Lowest
Median age	46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT
	Hampton 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%	19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bozrah and Hampton 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%	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Hampton 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%	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,516±$11kLowest 13% above CT	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT
	Hampton 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±$26kHighest 15% below CT	$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT
	Bozrah and Hampton 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	$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT
	Bozrah and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Highest 33% below CT	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest CT: 10%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 8% above CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Bozrah School District	Hampton 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.