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Colebrook vs Sutton vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Colebrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (-9.4%).
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 | Sutton | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,268 |
790Lowest |
1,988Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±6.7 37% above U.S. |
46.6±5.7Lowest 20% above U.S. |
53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Colebrook 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 42% below U.S. |
$71,250±$18kHighest 12% below U.S. |
$51,159±$6k 37% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,700±$31kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$231,100±$41kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$192,200±$59k 42% below U.S. |
| Sutton 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. |
— | $750±$238 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 12% above U.S. |
$3,975 27% above U.S. |
$4,350Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
21 min 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sutton and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.