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Ledyard vs Lyme vs Plainfield
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%).
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 | Ledyard | Lyme | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433Highest |
2,303Lowest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest 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 | $107,975±$10k 13% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| 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 |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247 9% above CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% 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 |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and Plainfield 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% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #99 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Regional School District 18 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
— | 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.