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Haddam vs Somers 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 oldest population (median age 45.9).
Somers has the shortest commute (28 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 | Haddam | Somers | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644Lowest |
10,308Highest |
9,157 |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above 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% |
21.1%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Somers 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% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
$124,705±$15k 30% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
| Somers and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258 5% above CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Haddam 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 |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Somers School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | Somers High School | RHAM High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
7.7Lowest |
9.3 |
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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.