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Lyme vs Kent vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Kent has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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.
| Measure | Lyme | Kent | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,303 |
3,056Highest |
2,185Lowest |
| Median age | 55.6±3.3 35% above CT |
55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
54.7±1.8Lowest 33% above CT |
| Kent and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Roxbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
30.6%±6.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% CT: 42.5% |
55.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Kent and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average |
$123,864±$27k 29% above CT |
| Lyme and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,900±$105k 72% above CT |
$470,900±$78kLowest 28% above CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
| Roxbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,713±$418 15% above CT |
| Lyme and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$4,520Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,591 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.9%±44.3 CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Kent 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 | — | #20 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Kent School District | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.