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Hebron vs Lyme vs Haddam
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).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Hebron | Lyme | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Highest |
2,303Lowest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest 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+ | 18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 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 | $142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
| Hebron and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,567±$258Lowest 5% above CT |
| Lyme 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 |
$7,328 10% above CT |
$7,045Lowest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest 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 | 4.1% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
31 minLowest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | #28 of 149 in CT | — | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Regional School District 18 | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 9.5Highest |
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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.