What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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	Norfolk	Colebrook
People
Population	1,723Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT
	Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Lowest 9% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 3% above CT	34 minHighest 29% above CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Norfolk 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.