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Hebron vs Middlefield vs Columbia
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 most kids (20.8% under 18).
Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Columbia has the most affordable homes ($362k 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.
| Measure | Hebron | Middlefield | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Highest |
4,243Lowest |
5,300 |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
51.3±10.3 25% above CT |
| Middlefield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron and Middlefield 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Columbia 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% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Middlefield 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 |
$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$127,000±$30k 33% above CT |
| Hebron and Columbia 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 |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$361,500±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Hebron and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$6,853 3% above CT |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
21.6%±6 CT: 16% |
| Hebron and Columbia 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Regional School District 13 | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 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.