What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most people working from home (9%).

Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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	Sprague
People
Population	944Lowest	2,962Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	48.5±10.7Lowest 18% above CT
	Union and Sprague 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%	17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sprague and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Union and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT
	Sprague and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT	$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,247±$144 16% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Highest 28% below CT	$4,668Lowest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	30 minLowest 12% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Union 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
School district	Union School District	Sprague 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.