What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the most affordable homes ($386k median).

Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k 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	Washington
People
Population	9,157Highest	3,676Lowest
Median age	45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT	49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT
	Washington and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%	19%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hebron and Washington 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%	26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Washington 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	$101,549±$16kLowest 6% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$385,800±$15kLowest 5% above CT	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT
	Hebron and Washington 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	$4,709Lowest 29% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hebron and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%	9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	79%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	26 minLowest 4% below CT
Work from home	27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	20.1%±9Lowest CT: 16%
	Hebron and Washington 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	#17 of 149 in CT
School district	Hebron School District · Regional School District 08	Regional School District 12
High school in town	RHAM High School	Shepaug Valley School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Highest	9.1Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.