What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

New Milford has the most people working from home (15.1%).

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	New Milford
People
Population	15,433Lowest	28,334Highest
Median age	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT	42.1±1.9Highest about the CT average
Kids under 18	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±2.6Lowest 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%±2.9Lowest 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%	41.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.7 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT	$106,411±$8kLowest 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	$391,500±$10kHighest 7% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,609±$152Lowest 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	$6,150Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	New Milford and Ledyard 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%	7.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	30 minHighest 14% above CT
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	15.1%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#99 of 149 in CT	#110 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	New Milford School District
High school in town	Ledyard High School	New Milford High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Lowest	11.7Highest
On TownTapestry
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.