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Colebrook vs Durham vs Hartland
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 kids (17.9% under 18).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
7,208Highest |
1,840 |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
48.8±4.9 19% above CT |
| Colebrook and Hartland 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% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
16%±3.4Lowest 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% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Hartland 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% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
39.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$113,375±$13k 18% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$350,700±$21k 4% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
| Hartland 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$5,633Lowest 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham 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% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
91.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 29% above CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Hartland 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 | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Regional School District 13 | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.