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Hebron vs Brookfield vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the most affordable homes ($207k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Grafton has the highest household income ($101k).
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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 | Brookfield | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,751 |
1,486Lowest |
1,859Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.2±4.2 34% above U.S. |
47±5.9Lowest 21% above U.S. |
52.4±6.9Highest 35% above U.S. |
| Grafton and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Brookfield and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,205±$4kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$100,809±$24kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Grafton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,800±$26kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$216,800±$39k 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$120 25% below U.S. |
$975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,112±$329Highest 21% below U.S. |
| Grafton and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,183 34% above U.S. |
$4,560Highest 46% above U.S. |
$3,452Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±67.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.5%±46.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hebron and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 26% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
33 minLowest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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U.S. 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.