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Ledyard vs Fair Haven vs Romulus
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 expensive homes ($249k median).
Fair Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Fair Haven | Romulus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,811Lowest |
2,724 |
3,110Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-25.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 20% below U.S. |
39.2±7.6Highest about the U.S. average |
36.8±2.7 5% below U.S. |
| Fair Haven and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Fair Haven 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.2%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ledyard and Fair Haven 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
13.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$69,447±$6k 14% below U.S. |
| Ledyard and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,200±$22kHighest 25% below U.S. |
$176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$178,800±$47k 46% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317Highest 10% below U.S. |
$830±$116Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,059±$93 25% below U.S. |
| Ledyard and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864 24% above U.S. |
$3,865Highest 24% above U.S. |
$2,688Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±19.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Romulus and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 min 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | #449 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.