What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eastford has the most people working from home (14.6%).

Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).

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	Eastford	Colebrook
People
Population	1,679Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	48.3±5.9Lowest 18% above CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Colebrook and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±3.7 CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$97,422±$20kLowest about the CT average	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT
	Colebrook and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
	Eastford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,097±$173Lowest 26% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,493Lowest 32% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±32.6Highest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Eastford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 33% above CT	34 minLowest 29% above CT
Work from home	14.6%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Eastford and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Eastford 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.