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Colebrook vs Hebron vs Killingly vs Morris

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most homeowners (91.6%).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Morris has the most expensive homes ($396k 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.

MeasureColebrookHebronKillinglyMorris
People
Population
1,494Lowest
9,157
17,867Highest
2,164
Median age
52.1±5
27% above CT
45.1±2.7
10% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.8%±3.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Hebron and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26%±4.2
CT: 18.5%
18.6%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%
CT: 42.5%
52.7%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Hebron and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,250±$17k
16% above CT
$142,500±$23kHighest
49% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$109,191±$25k
14% above CT
Hebron and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$19k
7% below CT
$385,800±$15k
5% above CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
Morris and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626
10% below CT
$1,635±$241Highest
10% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
Hebron and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,211
7% below CT
$8,263Highest
24% above CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,273
21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55Lowest
CT: 52.6%
61.5%±28.4Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
Hebron and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%
CT: 10%
4.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.8%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
88.8%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
89.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
1986Highest
19 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1967
same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above CT
33 min
23% above CT
28 minLowest
5% above CT
29 min
11% above CT
Work from home
7%±3.8Lowest
CT: 16%
27.2%±4.6Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7
CT: 16%
Hebron and Morris 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 — #28 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT —
School district Colebrook School District Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 20
High school in town None in town RHAM High School Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.3Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.