What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most kids (17.9% under 18).

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.

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

Measure	Colebrook	Hartland
People
Population	1,494Lowest	1,840Highest
Median age	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT	48.8±4.9Lowest 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%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Hartland 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%	21.9%±3.2Lowest 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%	39.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Hartland 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	$113,375±$13kHighest 18% above CT
	Hartland 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	$350,700±$21kHighest 4% below CT
	Hartland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Lowest 10% 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	$6,211Highest 7% below CT	$5,633Lowest 15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Hartland 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%	4.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960 7 yrs older than CT	1960 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minLowest 29% above CT	35 minHighest 32% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	22%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Colebrook School District	Hartland School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.