What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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	Morris	Sprague
People
Population	2,164Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Morris and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Morris and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Morris and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$134Lowest 19% below CT	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT
	Sprague and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,273Highest 21% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Morris and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%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	29 minLowest 11% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Highest 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 20	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.