What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the oldest population (median age 46.8).

Burlington has the most people working from home (25%).

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	Burlington
People
Population	9,458Lowest	9,680Highest
Median age	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Burlington and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$418,700±$21kHighest 14% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,427±$671Lowest 4% below CT
	Prospect and Burlington 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	$7,464Highest 12% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	46.1%±15.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Burlington 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%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	#58 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Regional School District 10
High school in town	None in town	Lewis S. Mills High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.4
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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.