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Litchfield vs Roxbury vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Litchfield has the most affordable homes ($409k median).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Litchfield | Roxbury | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
2,185Highest |
1,425 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49±8.7Lowest 19% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
53.9±5.1 31% above CT |
| Roxbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
14.9%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Litchfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5 CT: 18.5% |
29.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Litchfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65% CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±3 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,773±$24kLowest 15% above CT |
$123,864±$27k 29% above CT |
$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,000±$67kLowest 11% above CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$554,600±$106k 51% above CT |
| Roxbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,432±$409 4% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT |
| Roxbury and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,448 about the CT average |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$5,792Lowest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±19 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
46.8%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% CT: 10% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
87.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 8% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
30 min 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.5Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Regional School District 12 | Cornwall 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 |
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.