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Colebrook vs Lyme vs Eastford
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).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Eastford has the most renters (16% rent).
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 | Lyme | Eastford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
2,303Highest |
1,679 |
| Median age | 52.1±5 27% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
48.3±5.9Lowest 18% 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% |
17.1%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Colebrook and Eastford 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest 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% |
39.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17k 16% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$97,422±$20kLowest about the CT average |
| 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 |
$355,500±$16k 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,097±$173Lowest 26% below CT |
| Lyme and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211 7% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$4,493Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±32.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Eastford 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% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.8% CT: 66.5% |
84%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 29% above CT |
31 minLowest 17% above CT |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
14.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Eastford 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 18 | Eastford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.