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Hampton vs Prospect vs Quinebaug
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most renters (10% rent).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Hampton | Prospect | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,647 |
9,458Highest |
1,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3 25% above CT |
46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Prospect and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$105,181±$36kLowest 10% above CT |
| Prospect and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
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| Prospect and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364 34% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Hampton 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 | — | #50 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Hampton School District | Regional School District 16 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.