What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Thompson has the most people working from home (13.1%).

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	Thompson
People
Population	9,458Highest	9,337Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	24.4%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Thompson 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%	21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Prospect and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$93,629±$18kLowest about the CT average
	Prospect and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT	$291,900±$24kLowest 20% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Highest about the CT average	$3,822Lowest 42% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thompson and Prospect 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%	5.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	84.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	13.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16%
	Thompson and Prospect 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	#130 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Thompson School District
High school in town	None in town	Tourtellotte Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.9
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.