What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chester has the most people working from home (18.3%).

Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).

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	Chester	Prospect
People
Population	3,825Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	54±3.4Highest 31% above CT	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT
	Chester and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.8%±4Highest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Chester and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Chester and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,191±$18kLowest 14% above CT	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
	Prospect and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$442,200±$25kHighest 21% above CT	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,549±$247Lowest 4% above CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,364Lowest 4% below CT	$6,504Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.4%±22.1Highest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Chester and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 7% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	18.3%±5.6Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Chester and Prospect 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	#8 of 149 in CT	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Chester School District	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.