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Easton vs Brookfield vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easton has the highest household income ($106k).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Hebron has the most kids (12.2% under 18).
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 | Easton | Brookfield | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 356Lowest |
567 |
883Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.1±7.8Highest 39% above NH |
58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
57.9±3.6Lowest 34% above NH |
| Easton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hebron and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41%±19Highest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
37.8%±9.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Easton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±4.3 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$38kHighest 7% above NH |
$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
$91,071±$17k 8% below NH |
| Easton and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $426,100±$78kLowest 6% above NH |
$428,000±$61k 6% above NH |
$589,500±$61kHighest 46% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,429±$334 4% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Lowest 46% below NH |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$3,603 46% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 40%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hebron and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
98.4% NH: 72.8% |
86.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4.2 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookfield and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NH 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.