What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the most people working from home (14.4%).

Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).

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	Berlin	Ledyard
People
Population	20,361Highest	15,433Lowest
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT	$107,975±$10kLowest 13% above CT
	Berlin and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average	$326,200±$27kLowest 11% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT
	Ledyard and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,291Highest 10% above CT	$6,371Lowest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	54%±27Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972 5 yrs newer than CT	1972 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	22 minHighest 17% below CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Berlin and Ledyard 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	#73 of 149 in CT	#99 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Ledyard School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	Ledyard High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5	11.5
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.