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Hampton vs Ledyard vs Smithville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most people working from home (7.8%).
Ledyard has the most expensive homes ($249k median).
Smithville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.6%).
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 | Hampton | Ledyard | Smithville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Lowest |
1,811Highest |
1,525 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±14.7Highest 8% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
43.1±3.2Highest 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±6.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Smithville and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hampton and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
5.8%±5.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,796±$8k 14% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$70,433±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
| Ledyard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,800±$10kLowest 61% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$173,200±$42k 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,264±$375 22% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
$889±$186Lowest 45% below NY |
| Ledyard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,007Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,864 41% below NY |
$4,254Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±25.1 NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±31.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Smithville and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.9% NY: 14% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±8.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hampton and Ledyard 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.