What stands out worked out from the figures below

Preston has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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	Preston	Sprague
People
Population	4,821Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	46.2±7Lowest 12% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±4.4Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Preston and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Preston and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$116,648±$27kHighest 22% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
	Preston and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$361,900±$13kHighest about the CT average	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,433±$1kHighest 4% below CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Preston and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,749Highest 29% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.6%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	2.4%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	10.3%±6Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Preston 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	#93 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Preston 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.