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Colchester vs Suffield vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colchester has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 | Colchester | Suffield | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,648 |
15,702Highest |
9,157Lowest |
| Median age | 43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Colchester and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,390±$14k 28% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,800±$16kLowest about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
| Suffield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$153 about the CT average |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,212Lowest 6% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colchester School District | Suffield School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 |
| High school in town | Bacon Academy | Suffield High School | RHAM High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
10.9Highest |
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.