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Sprague vs Scituate vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sprague has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Scituate has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Voluntown has the youngest population (median age 48.3).
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.
| Measure | Sprague | Scituate | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,962 |
10,517Highest |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.5±10.7 25% above U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
48.3±1.7Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Scituate 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 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Sprague and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Scituate and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,850±$11kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$101,964±$25k 26% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,500±$17kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$356,100±$16k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$144 12% below U.S. |
$1,489±$251Highest 5% above U.S. |
$1,166±$191Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Scituate and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,668Lowest 50% above U.S. |
$5,265Highest 69% above U.S. |
$4,955 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±12.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±24.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Voluntown 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 | #141 of 149 in CT | #17 of 38 in RI | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Sprague School District | Scituate | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Scituate High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.