Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,775, laid out in 1841.
Hebron gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $328K, 3.6 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 109th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, its public schools beat 77% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Hebron’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Eli Sigler House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hebron beats most towns.
Eli Sigler HouseCensus counts: 715 in 1880, 3,755 in 2020. The archive holds 35 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Hebron is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Hebron, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hebron.
The average commute for its 1,589 working residents takes 37.3 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Hebron for work: only 5% work in town. 6.3% of Hebron residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Valparaiso (10%), Crown Point (8%) and Merrillville (7%).
| Hebron | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hebron.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Hebron home is worth about $328,000, up 3.2% in a year, 28% above the Indiana typical home.
| Hebron | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $967 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hebron has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hebron beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of adults have obesity in Hebron.
| Hebron | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hebron | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.5% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Hebron | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Louis Alyea Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hebron. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
14 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
37 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
37 mi LandmarkOak Woods Cemetery
29 mi MuseumMascot Hall of FameBarack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hebron
About 1 of every 100 Hebron residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Hebron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Hebron is a town in Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,755 as of the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hebron grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #109 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
Hebron was laid out in 1841 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Johnny Mantz and Ella Stuart Carson.
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