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Durham vs Prospect vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Haddam has the most renters (13.3% 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.
| Measure | Durham | Prospect | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
9,458Highest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
| Prospect and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Haddam 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% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Durham and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,567±$258 5% above CT |
| Prospect and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,504Lowest about the CT average |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Durham and Haddam 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 9.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.