What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($343k median).

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

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