What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Haddam has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).

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	East Haddam	Prospect
People
Population	8,969Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	50±2.9Highest 22% above CT	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT
	East Haddam and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and East Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.6%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Haddam and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.1%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	East Haddam and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,861±$9kLowest 13% above CT	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
	Prospect and East Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$352,700±$24kLowest 4% below CT	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT
	Prospect and East Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,242±$331Lowest 17% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and East Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,724Lowest 14% below CT	$6,504Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26%±13Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and East Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.4%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#68 of 149 in CT	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	East Haddam School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Nathan Hale-Ray High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	7.9	—
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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.