What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ledyard	Plainfield
People
Population	15,433Highest	15,141Lowest
Median age	37.1±1.4Highest 10% below CT	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT
	Ledyard and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.4%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ledyard and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5Lowest 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±$10kHighest 13% above CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,371Highest 4% below CT	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Highest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10%	8.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	10%±4Highest CT: 16%
	Plainfield and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#99 of 149 in CT	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Ledyard High School	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

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.