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Baltic vs Sprague vs Winchester
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).
Sprague has the highest household income ($93k).
Winchester has the most people working from home (6.9%).
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 | Sprague | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
2,962 |
10,284Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
48.5±10.7 18% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Winchester and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8 CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Sprague and Baltic 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% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester and Sprague 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% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% 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 |
$273,500±$17kHighest 25% below CT |
$249,500±$17k 32% below CT |
| Sprague and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
$4,780Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Winchester and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% CT: 10% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1959Highest 8 yrs older than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Winchester 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 | — | #141 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Sprague School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.