What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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	Lyme
People
Population	1,494Lowest	2,303Highest
Median age	52.1±5Lowest 27% above CT	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT
	Lyme and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Lyme 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%	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Lyme 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%	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$111,250±$17kLowest 16% above CT	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT
	Lyme 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	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT	$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT
	Lyme 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	$7,328Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Lyme 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%	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	90.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1967Highest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	31 minLowest 17% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Colebrook School District	Regional School District 18
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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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.