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Ledyard vs Aurelius vs Varick
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 renters (23.3% rent).
Aurelius has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Varick has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Aurelius | Varick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,811 |
2,593Highest |
1,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
33.1±3.6 17% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
30.3%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.8 NY: 7% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12k about the NY average |
$94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
$80,250±$8kLowest 7% below NY |
| Aurelius and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,200±$22k 41% below NY |
$167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$267,200±$41kHighest 37% below NY |
| Varick and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317 21% below NY |
$813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,279±$88Highest 21% below NY |
| Varick and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864 41% below NY |
$3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
$4,604Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.6%±36.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9% NY: 14% |
9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 37% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Varick and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.