What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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	Lyme
People
Population	9,458Highest	2,303Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Prospect and Lyme 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	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT
	Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,719±$1kLowest 16% above CT
	Prospect and Lyme 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	$7,328Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Lyme 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%	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	90.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	31 minHighest 17% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 16	Regional School District 18
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.