Best PlacesHebron, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hebron, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hebron ranks 4,971st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hebron
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hebron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hebron ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
Where Hebron ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hebron
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hebron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,335, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hebron's effective rate of 1.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hebron
Hebron runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hebron.
Who works in Hebron, and how
Work in Hebron centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hebron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hebron.
What the weather is like in Hebron, month by month
Hebron sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Hebron
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hebron
Schools across Hebron average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sullivan ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Rockwell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Washington ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Atkinson MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Palmyra-eagle MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Whitewater MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Atkinson HighC · 31% proficient
- Whitewater HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Palmyra-eagle HighF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hebron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hebron measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hebron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hebron
Is Hebron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hebron ranks 4,971st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and big-city access, and lowest on walkability and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hebron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,861. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $98,335 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Hebron safe?
Yes, Hebron is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Hebron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hebron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hebron represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hebron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hebron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hebron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hebron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hebron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hebron detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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