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Colebrook vs Grantham vs Lemington
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 most renters (30.6% rent).
Grantham has the highest household income ($106k).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Grantham | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988 |
3,465Highest |
108Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.7±4.9 38% above U.S. |
50.4±7.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
53.8±22.6Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Lemington and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±6.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lemington and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.2%±23.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lemington 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±9.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grantham 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±$6kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$106,403±$54kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$55,000±$42k 32% below U.S. |
| Grantham and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 42% below U.S. |
$343,100±$39kHighest 3% above U.S. |
$138,400±$14kLowest 58% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238 47% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 39% above U.S. |
$7,605Highest 144% above U.S. |
$2,365Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
— | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colebrook and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±6.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±12.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lemington and Grantham 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Grantham 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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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.