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Franklin vs Enfield vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Sprague has the oldest population (median age 48.5).
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.
| Measure | Franklin | Enfield | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
41,090Highest |
2,962 |
| Median age | 40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Sprague and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Enfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT |
$92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
| Franklin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,247±$144 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,360Highest 19% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #123 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Franklin School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Enfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.