What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most people working from home (15.3%).

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k 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	Middlebury	Prospect
People
Population	7,807Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT
	Prospect and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlebury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT
	Middlebury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$6,504Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Middlebury and Prospect 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	#55 of 149 in CT	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 15	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.