What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k 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	Bridgewater	Prospect
People
Population	1,658Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233Lowest about the CT average	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$6,504Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	3.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Regional School District 16
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.