What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the most people working from home (13.4%).

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	Goshen	Colebrook
People
Population	3,196Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	51.4±3.6Lowest 25% above CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Goshen and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT	$111,250±$17kLowest 16% above CT
	Goshen and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,292Lowest 20% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.5%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	42 minHighest 58% above CT	34 minLowest 29% above CT
Work from home	13.4%±5.9Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Goshen and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 20	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.