What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).

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	Canton	Roxbury
People
Population	10,144Highest	2,185Lowest
Median age	45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT	54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT
Kids under 18	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Roxbury and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT	$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT
	Roxbury and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT	$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT	$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT
	Roxbury and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Highest 9% above CT	$6,591Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Roxbury and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	37 minHighest 38% above CT
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	17.4%±6.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Canton and Roxbury 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	#22 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Canton School District	Regional School District 12
High school in town	Canton High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6	—
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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.