What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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	Norfolk	Sprague
People
Population	1,723Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Norfolk and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT
	Sprague and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT
	Sprague and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Highest 9% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Norfolk and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1959Highest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 3% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Norfolk School District	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.