What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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	Lyme	Roxbury
People
Population	2,303Highest	2,185Lowest
Median age	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT	54.7±1.8Lowest 33% above CT
	Lyme and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.1%±2.4Lowest 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%±4.5Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury and Lyme 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	$123,864±$27kLowest 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±$105kLowest 72% 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	$1,713±$418Lowest 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	$6,591Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	32.9%±44.3Lowest 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%	3.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 17% above CT	37 minHighest 38% above CT
Work from home	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%	17.4%±6.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Lyme 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 18	Regional School District 12
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.