What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).

Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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	Sprague	Chaplin
People
Population	2,962Highest	2,070Lowest
Median age	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT	43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT
	Sprague and Chaplin 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%	15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Chaplin and Sprague 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%	25.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT	$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average
	Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$273,500±$17kHighest 25% below CT	$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT
	Sprague and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT	$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average
	Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,668Highest 30% below CT	$4,524Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	33.6%±27.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Chaplin 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%	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 12% above CT	32 minHighest 22% above CT
Work from home	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%	18.1%±10Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#141 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Sprague School District	Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town	None in town	Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.5
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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.