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Canton vs Columbia vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Columbia has the oldest population (median age 51.3).
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.
| Measure | Canton | Columbia | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
5,300Lowest |
9,157 |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
| Columbia and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Canton and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Columbia and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT |
$127,000±$30k 33% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT |
$361,500±$16kLowest about the CT average |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
| Canton and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358 6% below CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232 9% above CT |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
6.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
21.6%±6Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Hebron and Canton 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 | #22 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canton School District | Columbia School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 |
| High school in town | Canton High School | None in town | RHAM High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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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.