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Guilford vs Ledyard vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Guilford | Ledyard | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,108Highest |
15,433 |
15,141Lowest |
| Median age | 51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT |
37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.5% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $137,816±$11kHighest 44% above CT |
$107,975±$10k 13% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $515,800±$40kHighest 41% above CT |
$326,200±$27k 11% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,717±$128Highest 15% above CT |
$1,629±$247 9% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Guilford and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,744Highest 32% above CT |
$6,371 4% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±9 CT: 52.6% |
54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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 | 2.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 149 in CT | #99 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Guilford School District | Ledyard School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Guilford High School | Ledyard High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
11.5 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.