Compare towns
Ledyard vs Windham vs Montville
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 people working from home (9.2%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Montville has the oldest population (median age 42.8).
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 | Windham | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,433Lowest |
23,961Highest |
17,950 |
| Median age | 37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
42.8±4.1Highest 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Ledyard and Montville 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% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Ledyard and Montville 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 |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,187±$99 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$4,565Lowest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±27 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Ledyard 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% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Ledyard and Windham 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ledyard School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Ledyard High School | Windham High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
9.8 |
9.2Lowest |
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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.