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Ledyard vs Sherburne
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).
Sherburne has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,811Lowest |
3,909Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
39.4±4.9Highest about the NY average |
| Sherburne and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ledyard and Sherburne 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% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$63,203±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$149,300±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
$855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,864Highest 41% below NY |
$3,608Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 37% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sherburne 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 | — | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.