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Baltic vs Colebrook vs Morris

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 most homeowners (91.6%).
Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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.

MeasureBalticColebrookMorris
People
Population
1,157Lowest
1,494
2,164Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.1%
CT: +0.9%
— —
Median age
37.8±15.8Lowest
8% below CT
52.1±5
27% above CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.5%±10.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±3.9Highest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Highest
CT: 20.2%
Age 65+
15.6%±5.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
26%±4.2
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.1%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
36.6%
CT: 42.5%
41.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3
CT: 7.1%
Colebrook and Morris 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
$109,191±$25k
14% above CT
Colebrook and Morris 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±$19k
7% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
Morris and Colebrook 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
$1,204±$134Lowest
19% 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
$5,273
21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29.3%±13.7Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.1%±55
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
Morris and Colebrook 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%
CT: 10%
6.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
89.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
29 yrs older than CT
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1967Highest
same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above CT
34 minHighest
29% above CT
29 min
11% above CT
Work from home
5.2%±4.6Lowest
CT: 16%
7%±3.8
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
School district — Colebrook School District Regional School District 20
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.