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Hebron’s best subject grade is a B+ for history; its weakest is a C− for schools. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Hebron, against 7% in Maryland’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 22 of Maryland’s 328 towns score lower on walkability. Only 6 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Spring Hill Church and St. Giles. Hebron's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Hebron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hebron beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Hebron is from typical.
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Census counts: 651 in 1920, 1,113 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hebron.
Most working residents leave Hebron for work: only 1% work in town. At 24 minutes, Hebron’s average trip to work is below the Maryland town median (32 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Hebron grew to 106 in 2023, 29 more than in 2013.
| Hebron | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Hebron home is worth about $308,000, up 1.3% in a year, 28% below the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Hebron is $1,556 a month.
| Hebron | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,556 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hebron has chilly winters and warm summers. Hebron’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hebron beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of adults have obesity in Hebron.
| Hebron | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hebron | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 13.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hebron
About 6 of every 100 Hebron residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Hebron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Hebron on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland, United States
Hebron is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the hometown of pro-wrestler Mark Hildreth and politician Scott Taylor.
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That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($73,802 across the Salisbury, MD metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Van Hammer and Hoover J. Wright.
