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Ledyard vs Mansfield vs New Milford
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).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
New Milford has the most expensive homes ($392k median).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433Lowest |
25,358 |
28,334Highest |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
42.1±1.9Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Ledyard and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| New Milford and Ledyard 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% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$106,411±$8k 11% above CT |
| Ledyard and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$27kLowest 11% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$391,500±$10kHighest 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,602±$104Lowest 8% above CT |
$1,609±$152 8% above CT |
| Ledyard and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$6,150 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
7.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #99 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #110 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | New Milford School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | E. O. Smith High School | New Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
11.8Highest |
11.7 |
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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.