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Canaan vs Colebrook vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most people working from home (15.4%).
Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% rent).
Canaan has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Canaan | Colebrook | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810 |
1,988Highest |
293Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.2±4.6 37% above U.S. |
53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
49.9±20.1Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±6.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.5%±13.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canaan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,606±$4k 31% below U.S. |
$51,159±$6kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$60,263±$14kHighest 25% below U.S. |
| Canaan and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,900±$46kHighest 39% below U.S. |
$192,200±$59k 42% below U.S. |
$121,500±$14kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Canaan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $750±$238 47% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389 9% above U.S. |
$4,350Highest 39% above U.S. |
$2,480Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
17.2%±63.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colebrook and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 24% below U.S. |
21 minHighest 20% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Canaan School District | Colebrook School District | — |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.4 |
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U.S. 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.