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Hebron vs Seymour 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%).
Seymour has the youngest population (median age 41.6).
Colchester has the shortest commute (30 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 | Seymour | Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Lowest |
16,889Highest |
15,648 |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±3.8 6% above CT |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest 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%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Colchester 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
49.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour 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 |
$107,708±$15kLowest 12% above CT |
$122,390±$14k 28% above CT |
| Hebron and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
$366,800±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Hebron and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
$1,608±$86 8% above CT |
$1,474±$153Lowest about the CT average |
| Hebron and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
$6,212Lowest 6% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1984 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
30 minLowest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT | #64 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Seymour School District | Colchester School District |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | Seymour High School | Bacon Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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.