Compare towns
Bozrah vs Prospect 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 affordable homes ($311k median).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Voluntown has the most renters (16.5% rent).
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 | Prospect | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,293Lowest |
9,458Highest |
2,604 |
| Median age | 46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Voluntown and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Bozrah 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Prospect and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,516±$11k 13% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT |
| Prospect 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Voluntown and Prospect 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 |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Prospect and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,438Lowest 33% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,955 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bozrah and Prospect 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Prospect 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 | — | #50 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bozrah School District | Regional School District 16 | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | None 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.