What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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	Hampton	Sprague
People
Population	1,647Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT	$4,668Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Hampton 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.