What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).

Prospect has the most expensive homes ($197k median).

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	Springfield	Prospect
People
Population	310Lowest	923Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-1.6% ME: +2.6%
Median age	52.4±7Highest 17% above ME	45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average
	Springfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1%	25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Prospect and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4%	19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Springfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.3%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	1.6%±1Highest ME: 5.8%
	Prospect and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME	$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME
	Prospect and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME	$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,107±$61 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,067Lowest 65% below ME	$1,979Highest 35% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	31.3%±42 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	7.3%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME	1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 21% above ME	33 minHighest 34% above ME
Work from home	9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9%	6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Springfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

ME 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.