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Vernon vs Colebrook vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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.
| Measure | Vernon | Colebrook | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
1,494Lowest |
14,606 |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Tolland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$111,250±$17k 16% above CT |
$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
| Tolland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average |
| Tolland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77 4% below CT |
$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$6,211 7% below CT |
$7,403Highest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Colebrook School District | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | None in town | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.