What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most people working from home (8.3%).

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	Lisbon	Sprague
People
Population	4,211Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	44.5±5.2Lowest 8% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.3%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Lisbon and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.2% CT: 42.5%	19.2% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,708±$12kLowest 3% below CT	$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT
	Sprague and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,700±$26kHighest 14% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
	Lisbon and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,247±$144 16% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,044Lowest 39% below CT	$4,668Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.6%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	8.3%±3.4Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Lisbon and Sprague 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	#102 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Lisbon 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.