Compare towns
Colebrook vs Alstead vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
Alstead has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Gorham has the most kids (12.5% 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 | Colebrook | Alstead | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,268Lowest |
1,551 |
2,682Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.4±6.7Lowest 23% above NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
| Alstead and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Gorham and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.9 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
$64,526±$11kHighest 35% below NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
| Alstead and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
$271,600±$37kHighest 33% below NH |
$161,600±$49k 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
— | $838±$83Highest 44% below NH |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,322Highest 20% below NH |
$4,334 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 26% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #57 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.