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Ledyard vs Suffield vs East Brooklyn
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
East Brooklyn has the most renters (26.3% rent).
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 | Suffield | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433 |
15,702Highest |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
| East Brooklyn and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Ledyard and East Brooklyn 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% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ledyard and Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$295,400±$63kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
| Ledyard and Suffield 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #99 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Suffield School District | — |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | Suffield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.