What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

Sprague has the most affordable homes ($274k median).

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	Lyme	Sprague
People
Population	2,303Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Lyme and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Lyme and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Lyme and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,328Highest 10% above CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	32.9%±44.3Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Lyme and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 18	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.