What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most people working from home (7%).

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	Colebrook	Sprague
People
Population	1,494Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,211Highest 7% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Highest CT: 10%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Colebrook 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	Colebrook 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.