Sprague ranks #20 in Connecticut for low property taxes
Sprague is ranked on 32 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 100% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Sprague’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sprague does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sprague marked.
Sprague lands in the top half on 4 of 19 lists
Each dot is Sprague’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Sprague does best come first.
Sprague out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Sprague lands in every CT ranking
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#23
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#40
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#20
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#134
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#125
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#133
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#129
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#106
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#146
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#44 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#89
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#111
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#124 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#105 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#155
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#122
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#129 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#149
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#121
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#36
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#79
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#117 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#102
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#39
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#73
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#105
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#58
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#121
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#100 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Sprague’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.