What stands out worked out from the figures below

Scotland has the most people working from home (11.5%).

Colebrook has the most expensive 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	Scotland	Colebrook
People
Population	1,599Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,881±$12kLowest 4% above CT	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT
	Colebrook and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT	$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,188±$468Lowest 20% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,175Lowest 7% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6%
	Colebrook and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 24% above CT	34 minHighest 29% above CT
Work from home	11.5%±6.2Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Scotland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Scotland 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.