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Colebrook vs Springfield 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).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Canaan has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Springfield | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Highest |
1,122 |
810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Lowest 32% 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% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest 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% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Colebrook and Canaan 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. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$55,606±$4k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$201,900±$46k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Highest 22% below U.S. |
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| Springfield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 39% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$3,389Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
17.2%±63.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colebrook and Springfield 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield 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 | — | Canaan School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | — | Canaan High School CTE Program |
| 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.