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Ledyard vs Dummerston vs Varick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ledyard has the most renters (23.3% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Varick has the most kids (30.3% 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 | Dummerston | Varick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,811 |
2,090Highest |
1,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 20% below U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
33.1±3.6 15% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
30.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Varick and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12k 7% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$80,250±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston 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±$22kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$267,200±$41k 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,279±$88 9% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$4,604Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.6%±36.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.