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Hebron vs Norwalk vs Middlebury
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 people working from home (27.2%).
Norwalk has the most renters (44.4% rent).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Norwalk | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157 |
92,187Highest |
7,807Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
| Hebron and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury 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% CT: 42.5% |
44.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Norwalk and Hebron 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 |
$107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
$133,487±$26k 39% above CT |
| Hebron and Middlebury 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 |
$558,000±$21kHighest 52% above CT |
$476,400±$23k 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$2,073±$87Highest 39% above CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263 24% above CT |
$7,817Lowest 18% above CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Norwalk 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% |
9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 149 in CT | #112 of 149 in CT | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Norwalk School District | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | Brien McMahon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.