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Haddam vs Mansfield vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Hebron has the highest household income ($143k).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Haddam | Mansfield | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644Lowest |
25,358Highest |
9,157 |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
| Haddam and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
52.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
| Hebron and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258Lowest 5% above CT |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045 6% above CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Mansfield 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 | #25 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | E. O. Smith High School | RHAM High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
11.8Highest |
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.