What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Goshen has the most people working from home (13.4%).

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	Goshen
People
Population	1,494Lowest	3,196Highest
Median age	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT	51.4±3.6Lowest 25% above CT
	Colebrook and Goshen 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%	15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Goshen 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%	26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Goshen 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%	56.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Goshen 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	$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT
	Goshen 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	$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT	$1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT
	Colebrook and Goshen 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	$5,292Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%	31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Goshen 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%	4.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	88.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minLowest 29% above CT	42 minHighest 58% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	13.4%±5.9Highest CT: 16%
	Goshen and Colebrook 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 20
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.