What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% rent).

Gilsum has the most people working from home (11.9%).

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	Gilsum
People
Population	1,988Highest	716Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6%	-7.5%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH	44.8±8.1Lowest 3% above NH
	Colebrook and Gilsum 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%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Colebrook and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1%	19.3%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%	18.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6%	3.1%±2.3Lowest NH: 6%
	Colebrook and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH	$80,417±$7kHighest 19% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH	$241,500±$32kHighest 40% below NH
	Gilsum and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH	$1,575±$894Highest 6% above NH
	Gilsum and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,350Lowest 35% below NH	$5,579Highest 16% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.3%±19.3Lowest NH: 48.2%	76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2%
	Gilsum and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.3%Lowest NH: 7.2%	13.4%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8%	93.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH	1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below NH	27 minHighest about the NH average
Work from home	5.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8%	11.9%±8.7Highest NH: 16.8%
	Gilsum 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	Monadnock 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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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.