What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 59.8).

Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).

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	Willimantic
People
Population	352Highest	200Lowest
Median age	59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME	38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME
Kids under 18	6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1%	36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4%	25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Roxbury and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.5%Highest ME: 36.2%	15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8%	4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%
	Willimantic and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME	$63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME
	Willimantic and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME	$131,700±$21kHighest 56% below ME
	Willimantic and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$850Lowest 72% below ME	$1,285Highest 58% below ME
Below poverty line	13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	32.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.5%Highest ME: 74.3%	92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 16% above ME	23 minLowest 6% below ME
Work from home	5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Willimantic and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.