What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marlborough has the most people working from home (33.2%).

Prospect has the shortest commute (28 min average).

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	Marlborough	Prospect
People
Population	6,130Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	41.8±4.7Lowest about the CT average	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT
	Prospect and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.6%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Marlborough and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Marlborough and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$142,105±$35kHighest 48% above CT	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT
	Marlborough and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$379,100±$33kHighest 3% above CT	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT
	Marlborough and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$438Lowest 10% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,397Highest 11% above CT	$6,504Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.2%±36Highest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Marlborough and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	33.2%±8.9Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#52 of 149 in CT	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Marlborough School District	Regional School District 16
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.