Compare towns
Columbia vs Springfield 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
Columbia has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% 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 | Columbia | Springfield | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 683Lowest |
1,122 |
1,988Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.8±10.1 20% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH |
| Colebrook and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Columbia and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.9%±8.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Columbia and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Columbia and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$13k 42% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,400±$29k 51% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $792±$333 47% below NH |
$1,096±$217Highest 26% below NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
| Springfield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,009Lowest 70% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$4,350 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.1%±95.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
21 min 21% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.2%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) |
| 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.