What stands out worked out from the figures below

Andover has the most people working from home (15.5%).

Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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	Andover	Sprague
People
Population	3,152Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Andover and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,554Highest about the CT average	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Andover and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#43 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Andover School District	Sprague 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.