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Roxbury vs Willimantic vs Byron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
Byron has the highest household income ($90k).
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.
| Measure | Roxbury | Willimantic | Byron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Highest |
200 |
174Lowest |
| Median age | 59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
58.9±12.3 31% above ME |
| Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±16.2 ME: 22.4% |
14.4%±13.8Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.9Lowest 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±$52k 15% below ME |
$90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME |
| Byron and Willimantic 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 |
$122,700±$61k 59% below ME |
| Willimantic and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $850Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,285 58% below ME |
$1,301Highest 57% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5% ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
43 minHighest 74% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±5.8Lowest 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.