What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

Sprague has the most affordable homes ($274k median).

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	Beacon Falls	Sprague
People
Population	6,147Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	48.4±3.8Lowest 18% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Beacon Falls and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,534Highest about the CT average	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#77 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Sprague School District
High school in town	Woodland Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2	—
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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.