What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the most homeowners (81.8%).

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	Montville	Sprague
People
Population	17,950Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	42.8±4.1Lowest 4% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Montville and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Sprague and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Montville and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
	Montville and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT
	Sprague and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Lowest 31% below CT	$4,668Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Montville and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Montville 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	#95 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Montville School District	Sprague School District
High school in town	Montville High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2	—
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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.