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Beacon Falls vs Colebrook vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Union has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Beacon Falls | Colebrook | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,147Highest |
1,494 |
944Lowest |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8Lowest 18% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
49.9±4.3 21% above CT |
| Colebrook and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
36.6% CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Colebrook and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT |
| Colebrook and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT |
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| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,534Highest about the CT average |
$6,211 7% below CT |
$4,793Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
32 minLowest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Colebrook School District | Union School District |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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| 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.