What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).

Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($343k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cornwall	Colebrook
People
Population	1,425Lowest	1,494Highest
Median age	53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT	52.1±5Lowest 27% above CT
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT	$111,250±$17kLowest 16% above CT
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,792Lowest 13% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.8%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Cornwall and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 13% above CT	34 minHighest 29% above CT
Work from home	32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Cornwall School District	Colebrook School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.