What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Middlefield has the most people working from home (10.9%).

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	Middlefield
People
Population	2,293Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
	Middlefield 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%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bozrah and Middlefield 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%	25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlefield 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%	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Bozrah and Middlefield 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	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,426±$108Lowest 4% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield 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%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 8% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Middlefield 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	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Bozrah School District	Regional School District 13
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.