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Colebrook vs Hampton Falls vs Canaan
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).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Canaan has the most homeowners (91.4%).
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 | Hampton Falls | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988 |
2,328Highest |
810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Lowest 27% above U.S. |
53.2±4.6 37% above U.S. |
| Colebrook and Canaan 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%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls and Canaan 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% |
25%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.5%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampton Falls 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. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$55,606±$4k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$201,900±$46k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 39% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,389Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
17.2%±63.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colebrook and Hampton Falls 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% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Falls and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Colebrook School District | Hampton Falls School District | Canaan School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town | Canaan High School CTE Program |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.