What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k 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	Thomaston
People
Population	15,433Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT	41.5±7.7Highest about the CT average
	Thomaston and Ledyard 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%	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ledyard and Thomaston 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%	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Thomaston 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%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston 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	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT
	Ledyard and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
	Ledyard and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,371Highest 4% below CT	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Ledyard 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Ledyard and Thomaston 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	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Ledyard High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	10.7Lowest
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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.