What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Sprague has the oldest population (median age 48.5).

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	Sprague
People
Population	4,226Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ashford and Sprague 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%	19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Sprague 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%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Ashford and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT
	Sprague 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	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47%±26Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ashford and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#90 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Ashford 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.