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Colebrook vs Unity vs Stewartstown
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Unity has the highest household income ($88k).
Stewartstown has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
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 | Unity | Stewartstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Highest |
1,375 |
960Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-19%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9 24% above NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
44.9±9.5Lowest 4% above NH |
| Unity 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 NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±4.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Stewartstown and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity 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% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7 NH: 6% |
0.3%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Colebrook and Unity 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 48% below NH |
$87,500±$16kHighest 12% below NH |
$57,069±$15k 42% below NH |
| Unity and Stewartstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
$276,100±$29kHighest 31% below NH |
$210,400±$92k 48% below NH |
| Unity and Stewartstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238 50% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
$273±$214Lowest 82% below NH |
| Unity 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 |
$5,394Highest 19% below NH |
$2,980Lowest 55% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
19.7%±32.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
17.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below NH |
35 min 31% above NH |
40 minHighest 50% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.8%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Unity and Stewartstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Colebrook School District | Unity School District | Stewartstown School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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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.