What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Sharon has the most people working from home (18.7%).

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	Sharon
People
Population	1,494Lowest	2,723Highest
Median age	52.1±5Lowest 27% above CT	59.5±6Highest 45% above CT
	Sharon 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%	7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	26%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Sharon 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%	56.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Sharon 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	$100,518±$15kLowest 5% above CT
	Colebrook and Sharon 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	$590,700±$156kHighest 61% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT	$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT
	Sharon 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	$4,484Lowest 33% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%	64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Sharon and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Lowest CT: 10%	10.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	72.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT	1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	30 minLowest 13% above CT
Work from home	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%	18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Colebrook School District	Sharon 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.