What stands out worked out from the figures below

Scotland has the most affordable homes ($294k median).

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

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	Scotland	Prospect
People
Population	1,599Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,881±$12kLowest 4% above CT	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,188±$468Lowest 20% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,175Lowest 7% below CT	$6,504Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	11.5%±6.2Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Scotland 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
School district	Scotland School District	Regional School District 16
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.