What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).

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	Prospect	Roxbury
People
Population	9,458Highest	2,185Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$123,864±$27kLowest 29% above CT
	Prospect and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,713±$418Lowest 15% above CT
	Prospect and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Lowest about the CT average	$6,591Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%	3.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	37 minHighest 38% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16%
	Roxbury and Prospect 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	#50 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 16	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.