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Hebron vs Redding 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 kids (20.8% under 18).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k 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 | Redding | Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157 |
8,780Lowest |
15,648Highest |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron and Colchester 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,500±$23k 49% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$122,390±$14kLowest 28% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$366,800±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,474±$153Lowest about the CT average |
| Redding and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263 24% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,212Lowest 6% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
30 minLowest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Redding 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 | #14 of 149 in CT | #64 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Colchester School District |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | Joel Barlow High School | Bacon Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.1Highest |
9.8 |
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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.