What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k 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	Union	Roxbury
People
Population	944Lowest	2,185Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Lowest 21% above CT	54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT
	Roxbury and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Union and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Roxbury and Union 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%	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury and Union 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	$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT
	Roxbury 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±$26kLowest 10% below CT	$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,713±$418 15% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT	$6,591Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±48.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 20% above CT	37 minHighest 38% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16%
	Roxbury and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Union School District	Regional School District 12
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.