What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Southbury 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	Southbury
People
Population	12,991Lowest	20,071Highest
Median age	45.2±5.7Lowest 10% above CT	54.2±2.4Highest 32% above CT
Kids under 18	21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	17.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Oxford and Southbury 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%	33%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	51.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Southbury 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	$112,887±$8kLowest 18% above CT
	Oxford and Southbury 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	$411,600±$18kLowest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$87Lowest 5% below CT	$1,935±$277Highest 30% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,442Highest 3% below CT	$6,240Lowest 6% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	49.2%±4.3Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	4%Highest CT: 10%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	88.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	30 minLowest 13% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±3.9Highest CT: 16%
	Southbury 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	#36 of 149 in CT
School district	Oxford School District	Regional School District 15
High school in town	Oxford High School	Pomperaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	10.9Highest
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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.