What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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	Lisbon
People
Population	2,293Lowest	4,211Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Highest 13% above CT	44.5±5.2Lowest 8% above CT
	Bozrah and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bozrah and Lisbon 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%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Lisbon 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±$11kHighest 13% above CT	$92,708±$12kLowest 3% below CT
	Bozrah and Lisbon 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	$315,700±$26kHighest 14% below CT
	Lisbon and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,426±$108 4% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Highest 33% below CT	$4,044Lowest 39% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon 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%	6.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 8% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	8.3%±3.4Highest CT: 16%
	Lisbon and Bozrah 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	—	#102 of 149 in CT
School district	Bozrah School District	Lisbon 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.