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Canaan vs Colebrook vs Mapleton
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).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,988Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.6 37% above U.S. |
53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.8±6Lowest 7% 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton 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. |
$91,731±$25kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,900±$46kHighest 39% below U.S. |
$192,200±$59k 42% below U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% 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±$238Highest 47% below U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
| Colebrook and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389 9% above U.S. |
$4,350Highest 39% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest 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% |
8.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
21 min 20% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Canaan and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Canaan School District | Colebrook School District | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town |
| 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.