What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most people working from home (10.1%).

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	Prospect	Sprague
People
Population	9,458Highest	2,962Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Sprague 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%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT
	Prospect and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Highest about the CT average	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Sprague 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%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	30 minHighest 12% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Prospect 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	#50 of 149 in CT	#141 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	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.