What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).

Andover has the most people working from home (15.5%).

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	Sprague	Andover
People
Population	2,962Lowest	3,152Highest
Median age	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT	51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT
	Andover and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5%	19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT	$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT	$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT	$1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT
	Sprague and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT	$6,554Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Andover and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.1%Highest CT: 10%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 12% above CT	25 minLowest 5% below CT
Work from home	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%	15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#141 of 149 in CT	#43 of 149 in CT
School district	Sprague School District	Andover 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.