What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Scotland has the most people working from home (11.5%).

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	Scotland
People
Population	1,494Lowest	1,599Highest
Median age	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT
	Colebrook and Scotland 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%	16.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Scotland 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%	18.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT	$99,881±$12kLowest 4% above CT
	Colebrook and Scotland 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	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT	$1,188±$468Lowest 20% below CT
	Colebrook and Scotland 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	$6,175Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Scotland 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%	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	33 minLowest 24% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	11.5%±6.2Highest CT: 16%
	Scotland 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	Scotland School District
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.