What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hebron	Thomaston
People
Population	9,157Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	Hebron and Thomaston 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%	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hebron and Thomaston 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%	18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Hebron and Thomaston 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	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,263Highest 24% above CT	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hebron and Thomaston 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#28 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Hebron School District · Regional School District 08	Thomaston School District
High school in town	RHAM High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	10.7Highest
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Old photos in History	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.