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Colebrook vs Enfield 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).
Enfield has the most people working from home (11%).
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.

MeasureColebrookEnfieldColebrook
People
Population
1,988
4,475Highest
1,268Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.4%
NH: +4.6%
-2.6%Highest
NH: +4.6%
-13.8%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
53.7±4.9
24% above NH
58.3±5.4Highest
35% above NH
53.4±6.7Lowest
23% above NH
Enfield 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%
7.9%±4.6Lowest
NH: 18.2%
12.1%±4
NH: 18.2%
Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.8%±4.1Lowest
NH: 20.1%
30.7%±7.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
27.8%±5.2Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Enfield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.3%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
43%Highest
NH: 40.6%
17.5%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.6
NH: 6%
2.7%±3.4Lowest
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
$95,474±$19kHighest
4% below NH
$46,833±$10kLowest
53% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$192,200±$59k
52% below NH
$390,800±$71kHighest
about the NH average
$156,700±$31kLowest
61% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$750±$238Lowest
50% below NH
$1,181±$563Highest
21% below NH
$750±$238Lowest
50% below NH
Enfield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,350
35% below NH
$6,203Highest
7% below NH
$3,480Lowest
48% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.3%±19.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
17.8%±16.7Lowest
NH: 48.2%
50.3%±19.5Highest
NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line
13.3%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
16.6%Highest
NH: 7.2%
15.1%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
69.4%
NH: 72.8%
82.1%Highest
NH: 72.8%
54%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
6 yrs older than NH
1983Highest
4 yrs newer than NH
1953Lowest
26 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below NH
24 minHighest
11% below NH
20 minLowest
26% below NH
Work from home
5.4%±3.1
NH: 16.8%
11%±5.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
1.7%±2.1Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Enfield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #5 of 120 in NH —
School district Colebrook School District Mascoma Valley 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.