What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).

Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($480k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hebron	Brookfield
People
Population	9,157Lowest	17,706Highest
Median age	45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT	44.3±1.8Lowest 8% above CT
	Hebron and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	58.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Hebron and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$142,500±$23kLowest 49% above CT	$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT
	Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$385,800±$15kLowest 5% above CT	$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,635±$241Lowest 10% above CT	$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT
	Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,263Highest 24% above CT	$7,594Lowest 14% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%	35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hebron and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1% CT: 10%	4.1% CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	28 minLowest 6% above CT
Work from home	27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#28 of 149 in CT	#67 of 149 in CT
School district	Hebron School District · Regional School District 08	Brookfield School District
High school in town	RHAM High School	Brookfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	12.7Highest
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Old photos in History	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.