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Canton vs Hebron vs Prospect
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 most renters (16.3% rent).
Hebron has the highest household income ($143k).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
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 | Hebron | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
9,157Lowest |
9,458 |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect 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% |
20.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Canton and Prospect 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% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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% |
52.7% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Prospect 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 |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
| Hebron and Prospect 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 |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below 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±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Hebron 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 |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$6,504Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest 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%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest 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 | #28 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canton School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Canton High School | RHAM High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Highest |
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.