What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the most people working from home (7.5%).

Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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	Bozrah	Sprague
People
Population	2,293Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Lowest 13% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,200±$26kHighest 15% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT	$4,668Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bozrah and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest CT: 10%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 8% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Bozrah and Sprague 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
School district	Bozrah 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.