What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).

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	Union	Prospect
People
Population	944Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT
	Union and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6 CT: 18.5%	24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Union and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT
	Prospect and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,800±$433 21% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT	$6,504Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16%
	Prospect and Union 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	—	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Union School District	Regional School District 16
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.