What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).

Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).

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	Prospect	Bridgewater
People
Population	9,458Highest	1,658Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,467±$233Lowest about the CT average
	Prospect and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Lowest about the CT average	$6,869Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Highest CT: 10%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	29 minHighest 11% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 16	Regional School District 12
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.