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Ledyard vs Winchester vs Plainfield
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).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).
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 | Winchester | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433Highest |
10,284Lowest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest 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 |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard and Winchester 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% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | Northwestern Regional High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
9.7Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.