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Baltic vs Colebrook vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Baltic | Colebrook | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
1,494 |
2,004Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Colebrook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
| Colebrook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
| Colebrook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Colebrook and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
| Colebrook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Colebrook School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.