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Genoa vs Virgil vs Ledyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Genoa has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Virgil has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
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 | Genoa | Virgil | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,643Lowest |
2,525Highest |
1,811 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% NY: +4.2% |
+1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.9 12% above NY |
44.8±2.5Highest 13% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
| Virgil and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Virgil and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Genoa and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.1% NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,833±$11kHighest 8% above NY |
$91,094±$21k 6% above NY |
$86,731±$12kLowest about the NY average |
| Genoa and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,900±$38kLowest 43% below NY |
$244,600±$32k 42% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
| Ledyard and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$804 21% below NY |
$1,208±$159Lowest 25% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
| Ledyard and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 41% below NY |
$4,188Highest 36% below NY |
$3,864Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±28.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4 NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3% NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Genoa and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.