What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Colebrook	Cornwall
People
Population	1,494Highest	1,425Lowest
Median age	52.1±5Lowest 27% above CT	53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT
	Cornwall 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%	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Cornwall 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%	29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	59.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Cornwall 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	$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT	$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT	$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT
	Colebrook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,211Highest 7% below CT	$5,792Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%	46.8%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Cornwall 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%	8.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	87.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	30 minLowest 13% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Colebrook School District	Cornwall School District
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.