What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

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	Chester	Sprague
People
Population	3,825Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	54±3.4Highest 31% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Chester and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Chester and Sprague 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%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Chester and Sprague 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%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Chester and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,191±$18kHighest 14% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Chester and Sprague 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	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,549±$247Highest 4% above CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Chester and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,364Highest 4% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.4%±22.1Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Chester and Sprague 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%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.2%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	28 minLowest 7% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	18.3%±5.6Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#8 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Chester 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.