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Cornwall Bridge vs Colebrook vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall Bridge has the most renters (28.2% rent).
Colebrook has the most homeowners (91.6%).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
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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 | Cornwall Bridge | Colebrook | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 248Lowest |
1,494 |
2,070Highest |
| Median age | 50.4±11.4 23% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Colebrook and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±11.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Cornwall Bridge and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±11.4 CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±6.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
| Colebrook and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,100±$64kHighest about the CT average |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Cornwall Bridge and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$105Lowest 39% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,107Lowest 38% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.3%±61Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Cornwall Bridge and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above CT |
34 min 29% above CT |
32 minLowest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 19.8%±15.7Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
| Cornwall Bridge and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Colebrook School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.