What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ledyard has the shortest commute (22 min average).

Burlington has the most people working from home (25%).

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	Ledyard	Burlington
People
Population	15,433Highest	9,680Lowest
Median age	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT	39.9±2.4Highest about the CT average
	Burlington and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	25.9%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ledyard and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ledyard and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Burlington and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,975±$10kLowest 13% above CT	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$27kLowest 11% below CT	$418,700±$21kHighest 14% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,427±$671Lowest 4% below CT
	Ledyard and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,371Lowest 4% below CT	$7,464Highest 12% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Highest CT: 52.6%	46.1%±15.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ledyard and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#99 of 149 in CT	#58 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	Regional School District 10
High school in town	Ledyard High School	Lewis S. Mills High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	11.4Lowest
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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.