Cost of Living & Housing in Colebrook
Colebrook's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, paired with New Hampshire's real no-income-tax structure and a property tax bill that still runs above the national median despite low home values.
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Learn moreA genuinely affordable median home value
Colebrook's own median home value ran approximately $140,000 (2022 estimate), modestly above the Coos County-wide median of $131,400 -- genuinely affordable relative to national and New Hampshire statewide figures (base record).
A roughly 2.1% effective property tax rate
Colebrook's effective property tax rate carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread of approximately 2.1%-2.23%, above New Hampshire's statewide average (approximately 1.93%), producing an estimated $2,940 median annual tax bill -- still slightly above the national median property tax bill of $2,400 despite Colebrook's low home values (base record).
New Hampshire's no broad-based income tax
New Hampshire has no broad-based tax on wages or salaries and no general sales tax; its Interest & Dividends Tax on unearned investment income was fully repealed effective for taxable periods beginning on/after January 1, 2025 (base record; see new-hampshire.js).
Colebrook's below-county-average median household income
Colebrook's own median household income ran approximately $51,809 -- about 90% of the Coos County figure and roughly half the New Hampshire statewide figure -- with an 11.5% poverty rate (base record).
Key takeaways
- Colebrook's median home value runs approximately $140,000, genuinely affordable.
- A roughly 2.1% effective property tax rate produces an estimated $2,940 median annual tax bill, still above the $2,400 national median despite low home values.
- New Hampshire levies no broad-based income tax and no sales tax.
- Colebrook's median household income runs about half the New Hampshire statewide figure -- confirm current local employment data directly.
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