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Hebron vs Orange vs Marlborough
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 renters (11.2% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Marlborough has the most people working from home (33.2%).
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 | Marlborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157 |
14,315Highest |
6,130Lowest |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
41.8±4.7Lowest about the CT average |
| 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%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
23.6%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Marlborough and Orange 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% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±2.6Lowest 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 |
$142,105±$35kLowest 48% 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 |
$379,100±$33kLowest 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,333±$438Lowest 10% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263 24% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$7,397Lowest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.2%±36Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
92.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
33.2%±8.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Marlborough 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #52 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Marlborough 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.