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Prospect vs Hamden vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k 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.
| Measure | Prospect | Hamden | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
61,045Highest |
4,317Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Prospect and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret 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% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Prospect and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
| Prospect and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 about the CT average |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Hamden and Pomfret 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hamden High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.