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Colebrook vs Webster vs Norfolk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Webster | Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
17,748Highest |
1,723 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 34% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.2±7.4 24% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.8%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Norfolk 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster 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 38% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$91,548±$16k 13% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$430,900±$54kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,190±$116Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Colebrook and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211Highest 99% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$6,065 94% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.3%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Webster | Norfolk School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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U.S. 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.