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Ledyard vs Lyme vs Killingly vs Montville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Montville has the most affordable homes ($286k 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 | Ledyard | Lyme | Killingly | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,433 |
2,303Lowest |
17,867 |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,975±$10k 13% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Lyme and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$27k 11% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247 9% above CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,187±$99 20% below CT |
| Lyme and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,371 4% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #99 of 149 in CT | — | #136 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Regional School District 18 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | None in town | Killingly High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 11.1 |
9.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.