What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most affordable homes ($350k median).

Hebron has the highest household income ($143k).

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	Beacon Falls	Hebron
People
Population	6,147Lowest	9,157Highest
Median age	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT	45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Hebron and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	52.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Hebron and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT	$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT
	Hebron and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT	$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT
	Hebron and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT	$1,635±$241Lowest 10% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,534Lowest about the CT average	$8,263Highest 24% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hebron and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	4.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Lowest 18 yrs newer than CT	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 min 23% above CT	33 min 23% above CT
Work from home	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%	27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Hebron and Beacon Falls 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	#77 of 149 in CT	#28 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Hebron School District · Regional School District 08
High school in town	Woodland Regional High School	RHAM High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Highest	9.3Lowest
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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.