Compare towns
Saugatuck vs Roxbury vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saugatuck has the most expensive homes ($1756k median).
Roxbury has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Lyme has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Saugatuck | Roxbury | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,925Highest |
2,185Lowest |
2,303 |
| Median age | 50.7±7.6Lowest 23% above CT |
54.7±1.8 33% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
| Lyme and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Saugatuck and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 74.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
65.2% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Saugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$123,864±$27kLowest 29% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,756,400±$353kHighest 379% above CT |
$714,500±$77k 95% above CT |
$629,900±$105kLowest 72% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,213±$219Highest 49% above CT |
$1,713±$418Lowest 15% above CT |
$1,719±$1k 16% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,591Lowest about the CT average |
$7,328 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±21.6 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Saugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 47 minHighest 78% above CT |
37 min 38% above CT |
31 minLowest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 42.7%±12.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10 CT: 16% |
| Saugatuck and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Regional School District 12 | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.