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Colebrook vs Alstead vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most kids (13.2% under 18).
Alstead has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Colebrook has the most renters (46% 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 | Alstead | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Highest |
1,551 |
1,268Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9 24% above NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
53.4±6.7Lowest 23% above NH |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Colebrook and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.4%±3.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,159±$6k 48% below NH |
$64,526±$11kHighest 35% below NH |
$46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 52% below NH |
$271,600±$37kHighest 33% below NH |
$156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238 50% below NH |
— | $750±$238 50% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 35% below NH |
$5,322Highest 20% below NH |
$3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% NH: 72.8% |
76%Highest NH: 72.8% |
54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead 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 | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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NH 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.