What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oxford has the most expensive homes ($472k median).

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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	Oxford	Beacon Falls
People
Population	12,991Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	45.2±5.7Lowest 10% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Oxford and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
	Oxford and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$87Lowest 5% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,442Lowest 3% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1985Lowest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 14% above CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls and Oxford 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	#78 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Oxford School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Oxford High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	11.2Highest
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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.