What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).

Prospect has the oldest population (median age 46.8).

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	Ashford	Prospect
People
Population	4,226Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±5.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Ashford and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$121,926±$23kLowest 27% above CT	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,800±$18kLowest 9% below CT	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,982Highest 5% above CT	$6,504Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47%±26Highest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ashford and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#90 of 149 in CT	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Ashford School District	Regional School District 16
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.