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Colebrook vs Meredith 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).
Meredith has the most people working from home (23.7%).
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 | Meredith | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988 |
6,758Highest |
1,268Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9 24% above NH |
55.5±3.7Highest 28% above NH |
53.4±6.7Lowest 23% above NH |
| Meredith 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% |
12.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Colebrook and Meredith 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% |
34.2%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Meredith 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% |
45.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$87,019±$19kHighest 12% below NH |
$46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 52% below NH |
$480,100±$48kHighest 19% above NH |
$156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,149±$304Highest 23% below NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
| Meredith 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 |
$5,006Highest 25% below NH |
$3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.5%±9.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 13.3% NH: 7.2% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% NH: 72.8% |
75.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
23.7%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | Inter-Lakes High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.