What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).

Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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	Durham
People
Population	15,433Highest	7,208Lowest
Median age	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT	45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5%	17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Ledyard and Durham 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	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$27kLowest 11% below CT	$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT
	Ledyard and Durham 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	$7,998Highest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ledyard and Durham 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%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	23 minHighest 13% below CT
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#99 of 149 in CT	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	Ledyard High School	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.