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Hebron vs Redding 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 affordable homes ($386k median).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
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 | Redding | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Highest |
8,780 |
7,807Lowest |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest 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%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
53.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Middlebury 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 |
$133,487±$26kLowest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,800±$15kLowest 5% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$476,400±$23k 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Redding and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263Lowest 24% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,434 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2Lowest 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 | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | Joel Barlow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.