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Durham vs Guilford vs Ledyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Guilford has the most expensive homes ($516k median).
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.
| Measure | Durham | Guilford | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
22,108Highest |
15,433 |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT |
37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9% CT: 42.5% |
60.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ledyard and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$137,816±$11k 44% above CT |
$107,975±$10kLowest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23k 16% above CT |
$515,800±$40kHighest 41% above CT |
$326,200±$27kLowest 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,717±$128Highest 15% above CT |
$1,629±$247 9% above CT |
| Guilford and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998 20% above CT |
$8,744Highest 32% above CT |
$6,371Lowest 4% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.4%±9 CT: 52.6% |
54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% CT: 10% |
2.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
21.7%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Guilford and Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #15 of 149 in CT | #99 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Guilford School District | Ledyard School District |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Guilford High School | Ledyard High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.