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Monroe vs Roxbury vs Stepney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Stepney has the most affordable homes ($476k 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 | Monroe | Roxbury | Stepney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,949Highest |
2,185Lowest |
3,979 |
| Median age | 43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
47.1±5.6 15% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3% CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
54.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
$123,864±$27kLowest 29% above CT |
$153,966±$16k 61% above CT |
| Monroe and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $503,200±$31k 37% above CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$475,800±$53kLowest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
$1,713±$418 15% above CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
| Stepney and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,591Lowest about the CT average |
$9,309 40% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±46.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% CT: 10% |
3.7%Highest CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1981 14 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 29% above CT |
37 min 38% above CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±3.3 CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Roxbury and Monroe 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 | #48 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Monroe School District | Regional School District 12 | — |
| High school in town | Masuk High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.