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Ledyard vs Alabama vs Romulus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ledyard has the most expensive homes ($249k median).
Alabama has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Romulus has the most people working from home (9.6%).
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 | Alabama | Romulus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,811Lowest |
1,831 |
3,110Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.3% NY: +4.2% |
-25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
34.8±4.2 13% below NY |
36.8±2.7Highest 8% below NY |
| Romulus and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±8.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Alabama and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Ledyard and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.5% NY: 40.2% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
6.7%±4.9 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$81,833±$11k 5% below NY |
$69,447±$6kLowest 19% below NY |
| Ledyard and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$145,600±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
$178,800±$47k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
$775±$141Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,059±$93 35% below NY |
| Ledyard and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864Highest 41% below NY |
$3,444 48% below NY |
$2,688Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.7%±6.9 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 14.9% NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest same as NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 37% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Romulus 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 | — | — | #449 of 484 in NY |
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NY 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.