What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).

Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).

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	Ashford	Colebrook
People
Population	4,226Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ashford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Colebrook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT	$111,250±$17kLowest 16% above CT
	Ashford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,800±$18kLowest 9% below CT	$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT
	Colebrook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,982Highest 5% above CT	$6,211Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47%±26Highest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ashford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above CT	34 minLowest 29% above CT
Work from home	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#90 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Ashford School District	Colebrook 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.