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Ledyard vs Delaware vs Alabama
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Alabama has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Delaware | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,811Lowest |
2,261Highest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-14.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
34.8±4.2 13% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±8.6Highest 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%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Delaware and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4 NY: 7% |
6.7%±4.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ledyard and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12k about the NY average |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$81,833±$11kLowest 5% below NY |
| Delaware 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±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$227,300±$17k 46% below NY |
$145,600±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
| Ledyard and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
— | $775±$141Lowest 52% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864 41% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$3,444Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.7%±6.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Delaware and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
14.5% NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 same as NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 37% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.