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Baltic vs Norwich vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Norwich has the most people working from home (7.2%).
Sprague has the highest household income ($93k).
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.
| Measure | Baltic | Norwich | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
39,973Highest |
2,962 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Sprague and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT |
| Sprague and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$242,300±$11k 34% below CT |
$273,500±$17kHighest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,253±$68Highest 16% below CT |
$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT |
| Norwich and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,703Highest 29% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6% CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1957 10 yrs older than CT |
1959Highest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Norwich and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #133 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | — | Norwich Free Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.