What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).

Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($343k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bridgewater	Colebrook
People
Population	1,658Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT	52.1±5Lowest 27% above CT
	Bridgewater and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT	$111,250±$17kLowest 16% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average	$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT
	Bridgewater and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$6,211Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above CT	34 minHighest 29% above CT
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Regional School District 12	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.