What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oxford has the most kids (21.3% under 18).

Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).

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	Bridgewater
People
Population	12,991Highest	1,658Lowest
Median age	45.2±5.7Lowest 10% above CT	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT
Kids under 18	21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Oxford and Bridgewater 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%	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater 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±$23kLowest 35% above CT	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$472,400±$20kLowest 29% above CT	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$87Lowest 5% below CT	$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average
	Bridgewater and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,442Lowest 3% below CT	$6,869Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater 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%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	29 minLowest 11% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#78 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Oxford School District	Regional School District 12
High school in town	Oxford High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1	—
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.