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Ledyard vs Prospect vs Seymour
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).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Prospect | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433 |
9,458Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Seymour 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% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Ledyard and Prospect 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$107,708±$15kLowest 12% above CT |
| Prospect 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±$27kLowest 11% below CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Seymour and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247 9% above CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,608±$86Lowest 8% above CT |
| Prospect and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,371Lowest 4% below CT |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Prospect 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Regional School District 16 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | None in town | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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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.