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Romulus vs Ledyard vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Romulus has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
Ledyard has the highest household income ($87k).
Benton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Romulus | Ledyard | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,110Highest |
1,811Lowest |
2,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2% NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±2.7 8% below NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
40.6±8.4Highest about the NY average |
| Benton and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
30.1%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Benton and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,447±$6kLowest 19% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$74,767±$13k 13% below NY |
| Ledyard and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,800±$47kLowest 58% below NY |
$249,200±$22k 41% below NY |
$258,600±$51kHighest 39% below NY |
| Benton and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$93Lowest 35% below NY |
$1,276±$317 21% below NY |
$1,541±$628Highest 5% below NY |
| Benton and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,688Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,864Highest 41% below NY |
$3,391 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
14.5%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 18.6% NY: 14% |
14.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Benton and Romulus 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 | #449 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.