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Colebrook vs Bridgewater vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the oldest housing (typical home built 1960).
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
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 | Bridgewater | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
1,658Highest |
1,647 |
| Median age | 52.1±5 27% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
51.5±5.3Lowest 25% 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%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Colebrook 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% |
26.1%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest 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±$17k 16% above CT |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$109,167±$19kLowest 14% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
| Bridgewater and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211 7% below CT |
$6,869Highest 3% above CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43 CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Bridgewater 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% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
29 min 11% above CT |
29 minLowest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
| Bridgewater and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Colebrook School District | Regional School District 12 | Hampton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.