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Hebron vs Killingly vs Quinebaug

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the highest household income ($143k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).

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.

MeasureHebronKillinglyQuinebaug
People
Population
9,157
17,867Highest
1,193Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
45.1±2.7
10% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
56.5±1Highest
37% above CT
Kids under 18
20.8%±3.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
0%±3.3Lowest
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+
18.6%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
29.1%±9.8Highest
CT: 18.5%
Quinebaug and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
52.7%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
10.3%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
1.3%±2.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Hebron and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$142,500±$23kHighest
49% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$105,181±$36k
10% above CT
Hebron and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$385,800±$15kHighest
5% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$237,800±$66kLowest
35% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,635±$241Highest
10% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,263Highest
24% above CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$3,703Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.5%±28.4Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
0%±100Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Hebron and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.1%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
1.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.8%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
97%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
19 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
23% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
26 minLowest
about the CT average
Work from home
27.2%±4.6Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
23.3%±17.9
CT: 16%
Hebron and Quinebaug 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 Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town RHAM High School Killingly High School —
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.