What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most people working from home (9%).

Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).

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	Union	Bozrah
People
Population	944Lowest	2,293Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bozrah and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	21.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	32.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT
	Bozrah and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT	$311,200±$26kLowest 15% below CT
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,426±$108 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Highest 28% below CT	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	47.2%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	11.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	87.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	29 minLowest 8% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Union School District	Bozrah School District
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.