What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).

Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k 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	Roxbury	Middlefield
People
Population	2,185Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT
	Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,713±$418Lowest 15% above CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,591Lowest about the CT average	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.5%±48.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.7%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 38% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Roxbury and Middlefield 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	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Regional School District 13
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.