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Colebrook vs Gray vs Colebrook
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 oldest population (median age 53.7).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Gray | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988 |
8,429Highest |
1,268Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-13.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
53.4±6.7 37% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray 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 37% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$46,833±$10kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 42% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$156,700±$31kLowest 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$750±$238Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350Highest 39% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,480Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.3%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.