Compare towns
Bozrah vs Thomaston vs Salem
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 oldest population (median age 46.4).
Thomaston has the most renters (22.3% rent).
Salem has the most people working from home (18%).
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 | Thomaston | Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,293Lowest |
7,492Highest |
4,282 |
| Median age | 46.4±7.4Highest 13% above CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
40.9±5.4Lowest about the CT average |
| Bozrah and Thomaston 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% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.2%±5.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Salem 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% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bozrah and Salem 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% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
50.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Salem and Thomaston 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 |
$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT |
$123,245±$8kHighest 29% above CT |
| Salem 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±$26k 15% below CT |
$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
$403,600±$33kHighest 10% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,426±$108 4% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,440±$150Highest 3% below CT |
| Salem 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 |
$5,915 11% below CT |
$6,668Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.1%±26Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 19% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18%±9.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Salem and Thomaston 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 | — | #106 of 149 in CT | #11 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bozrah School District | Thomaston School District | Salem School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Thomaston High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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| 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.