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Hebron vs Orange vs Colchester
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%).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Colchester has the most renters (23.5% rent).
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 | Orange | Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Lowest |
14,315 |
15,648Highest |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Orange and Hebron 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange 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% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Colchester 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Orange 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 |
$142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
$122,390±$14kLowest 28% above CT |
| Hebron and Orange 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 |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$366,800±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,474±$153Lowest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263 24% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,212Lowest 6% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
30 min 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #64 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Colchester School District |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | None in town | Bacon Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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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.