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Scipio vs Ledyard vs Kiantone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scipio has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Ledyard has the most expensive homes ($249k median).
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Scipio | Ledyard | Kiantone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,497Lowest |
1,811 |
1,865Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.4±9.3 9% below NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
38.2±9.6Highest 4% below NY |
| Kiantone and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kiantone and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ledyard and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.1 NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,618±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$81,000±$17k 6% below NY |
| Ledyard and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$22k 55% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$163,800±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
$950±$666 41% below NY |
| Ledyard and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,840 42% below NY |
$3,864Highest 41% below NY |
$3,461Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.8%±53.3 NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 min 37% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Scipio and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.