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Roxbury’s best subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for schools, and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Roxbury’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 27 minutes in Connecticut’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On health, just 15 of Connecticut’s 174 towns do better. 21% of the land in Roxbury is conserved, against 14% in Connecticut’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 5 of Connecticut’s 174 towns do better. Roxbury has 2 places on the National Register. Roxbury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Roxbury beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Roxbury | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 14.9% |
Census counts: 1,122 in 1830, a low of 553 in 1930, 2,260 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1752 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Roxbury is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roxbury. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
9 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
24 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
34 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
20 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
35 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank ArenaUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Roxbury, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Roxbury.
The typical Roxbury home is worth about $960,000, up 3.7% in a year, about twice the Connecticut typical home. The median rent in Roxbury is $1,713 a month.
| Roxbury | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,713 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Regional School District 12. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Free SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 86 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
26% of adults feel lonely in Roxbury. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Roxbury. 11% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Roxbury.
| Roxbury | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Roxbury | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Roxbury for work: only 12% work in town. Roxbury’s median household income is $124,000. Since 2013, Roxbury has added 41 jobs, to 473 in 2023.
| Roxbury | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
40 miles of trail in 36 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Mine Hill Preserve, 386 acres with 6.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mine Hill Preserve | 6.8 mi | 386 |
| 2. Erbacher Preserve | 3.7 mi | 290 |
| 3. Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve | 2.5 mi | 130 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Roxbury has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Roxbury.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Roxbury
About 6 of every 100 Roxbury residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
Where Roxbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Roxbury.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Roxbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,260 at the 2020 census. The town is located 65 miles (105 km) northeast of New York City, and is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
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4 towns share a border with Roxbury.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury | — | — | D | — | A | A+ |
| Bridgewater | — | — | C+ | — | A | A+ |
| Washington | #58 | B+ | C− | — | A | A |
| Woodbury | #102 | B− | D | — | B | A |
| Southbury | #96 | B− | D | — | B+ | A |
Roxbury and Bridgewater have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Roxbury, Bridgewater, Washington, Woodbury and Southbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Roxbury with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 10.3 years of the area's median household income ($93,551 across the Torrington, CT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Rebecca Miller and Truman Smith.
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