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Canton vs Lyme 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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k 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.
| Measure | Canton | Lyme | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
2,303Lowest |
9,157 |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme 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% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Canton 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 |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24k 8% above CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$385,800±$15kLowest 5% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,635±$241 10% above CT |
| Lyme and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232Lowest 9% above CT |
$7,328 10% above CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest 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%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Hebron 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 |
| School district | Canton School District | Regional School District 18 | 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.