What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marlborough has the most people working from home (33.2%).

Hebron has the oldest population (median age 45.1).

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	Marlborough	Hebron
People
Population	6,130Lowest	9,157Highest
Median age	41.8±4.7Lowest about the CT average	45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.6%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%	20.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Marlborough and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	52.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±2.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$142,105±$35kLowest 48% above CT	$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$379,100±$33kLowest 3% above CT	$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,333±$438Lowest 10% below CT	$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,397Lowest 11% above CT	$8,263Highest 24% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.2%±36Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hebron and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.7%Highest CT: 10%	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	88.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above CT	33 minLowest 23% above CT
Work from home	33.2%±8.9Highest CT: 16%	27.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Marlborough 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	#52 of 149 in CT	#28 of 149 in CT
School district	Marlborough School District	Hebron School District · Regional School District 08
High school in town	None in town	RHAM High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.3
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.