Climate
Ledyard logs 84 frost days a year to New York City's 53 — New York City wins by 31. Ledyard also leads on hot days by 4.
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New York City
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Cost of Living
New York City averages $5,415/mo for balanced living; Ledyard has no cost baseline yet.
New York City
$5,415monthly · balanced
Mobility
New York City scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no mobility baseline.
Culture
New York City's culture score of 4.8 sits well above Ledyard's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
New York City scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
New York City scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no safety baseline.
Career
New York City scores 5.0 on career (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no career baseline.
Social & Community
New York City scores 4.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
New York City scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no food & dining baseline.
Family
New York City scores 4.3 on family (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no family baseline.
Healthcare
New York City scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ledyard has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Ledyard averages 5.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus New York City's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Ledyard breathes ~41% cleaner air (3.5 µg/m³ lower).
Ledyard
New York City
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ledyard (15K) and New York City (14.2M) are 933x in population — New York City is the larger metro, Ledyard the smaller.
New York City is roughly 933x the scale of Ledyard
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
New York CityLedyardCity Scale Rankings
New York City14.2M933xLedyard15K1xWho Thrives Here
New York City is the stronger fit for the career builder. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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