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Lisbon vs Devens vs Bozrah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Bozrah has the most affordable homes ($311k 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.
| Measure | Lisbon | Devens | Bozrah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,211Highest |
1,723Lowest |
2,293 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.5±5.2Lowest 14% above U.S. |
48.6±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
46.4±7.4 19% above U.S. |
| Devens and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Lisbon and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bozrah and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Devens and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,708±$12kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$108,516±$11k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,700±$26k 5% below U.S. |
$556,800±$96kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$311,200±$26kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,426±$108Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Devens and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,044Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
$4,438 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±75.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.2%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lisbon and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #102 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Lisbon School District | — | Bozrah School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.