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Colebrook vs Durham vs Durham
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 most affordable homes ($343k median).
Durham has the most renters (10% rent).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($425k 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 | Durham | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
3,347 |
7,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
47.9±5.4 17% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
| Colebrook and Durham 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% |
15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Colebrook and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Durham 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% |
42.4% CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Colebrook and Durham 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 |
$152,396±$32k 59% above CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
| Durham and Durham 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 |
$401,700±$32k 9% above CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
| Durham 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 |
$7,107 7% above CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Durham 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% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
90%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20%±6.7 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #88 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | — | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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| 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.