What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sprague has the most affordable homes ($274k median).

Voluntown has the most people working from home (8.9%).

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	Voluntown
People
Population	2,962Highest	2,604Lowest
Median age	48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT	48.3±1.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Sprague and Voluntown 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%	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Sprague and Voluntown 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%	26.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.4%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT	$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT
	Voluntown 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±$17kLowest 25% below CT	$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT	$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT
	Sprague and Voluntown 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	$4,955Highest 25% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Voluntown 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%	7.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 12% above CT	31 minHighest 18% above CT
Work from home	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%	8.9%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Voluntown and Sprague 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	#53 of 149 in CT
School district	Sprague School District	Voluntown 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.