What stands out worked out from the figures below

Voluntown has the most people working from home (8.9%).

Colebrook has the most homeowners (91.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Voluntown	Colebrook
People
Population	2,604Highest	1,494Lowest
Median age	48.3±1.7Lowest 18% above CT	52.1±5Highest 27% above CT
	Colebrook and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Colebrook and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5%	26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	36.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Colebrook and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT	$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT
	Colebrook and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average	$342,800±$19kLowest 7% below CT
	Voluntown and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT	$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT
	Colebrook and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,955Lowest 25% below CT	$6,211Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6%	42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Voluntown and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.3%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 18% above CT	34 minHighest 29% above CT
Work from home	8.9%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Voluntown and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#53 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Voluntown 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.