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Colebrook vs Griswold vs Quinebaug
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 expensive homes ($343k median).
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Griswold | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494 |
11,530Highest |
1,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 52.1±5 27% above CT |
48.1±3.9Lowest 17% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
| Quinebaug 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% |
18.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Griswold and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
$105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
| Colebrook and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
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| Colebrook and Griswold 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 |
$4,628 30% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold 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% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Griswold 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 | — | #118 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Griswold School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Griswold High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.