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Ulysses vs Ledyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ulysses has the most people working from home (15.3%).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
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 | Ulysses | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,809Highest |
1,811Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.7Highest 21% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ledyard and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ulysses and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.7%±4.1Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,400±$7kLowest 17% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
| Ledyard and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$32kHighest 35% below NY |
$249,200±$22kLowest 41% below NY |
| Ulysses and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,274±$319Lowest 21% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
| Ledyard and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,914Highest 10% below NY |
$3,864Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±6.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Ulysses and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 same as NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #114 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| 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.