What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the shortest commute (29 min average).

Sterling has the most people working from home (11.6%).

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	Sterling
People
Population	2,293Lowest	3,629Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Highest 13% above CT	39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT
	Bozrah and Sterling 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%	22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sterling 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%	13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	18%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.7%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Sterling 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	$102,695±$12kLowest 7% above CT
	Bozrah and Sterling 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	$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT
	Bozrah and Sterling 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	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT	$4,551Highest 31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6%	32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bozrah and Sterling 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%	8.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 8% above CT	35 minHighest 34% above CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	11.6%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
	Sterling 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	—	#119 of 149 in CT
School district	Bozrah School District	Sterling 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.