Ludlow vs Norwich

A side-by-side comparison of Ludlow and Norwich: population, income, housing, and more.

Ludlow and Norwich are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norwich has the higher population (1,081 vs 755 in Ludlow). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $53,654 in Ludlow). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $278,300 in Ludlow).

Population, income & housing

	Ludlow	Norwich
Population	755	1,081
Median age	52.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,654	$167,625
Median home value	$278,300	$642,200
Median gross rent	$1,029	$1,750
Housing units	671	368
Homeownership rate	49.5%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	90.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ludlow	Norwich
Population	688 → 755 (+9.7%)	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)
Median household income	$41,736 → $53,654 (+28.6%)	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $278,300 (+45.1%)	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $1,029 (+22.5%)	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)

Ludlow

Population

688755

Median household income

$41,736$53,654

Median home value

$191,800$278,300

Median gross rent

$840$1,029

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ludlow	Norwich
Under 5	3.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	9.0%	30.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	5.3%
35 to 44	5.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	16.3%	19.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	3.6%
75 and over	16.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ludlow	Norwich
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ludlow	Norwich
No high school diploma	8.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	3.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	41.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	48.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ludlow	Norwich
Drove alone	73.8%	56.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	12.7%
Worked from home	14.7%	12.9%
Other means	0.8%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ludlow	Norwich
1-unit, detached	47.4%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ludlow	Norwich
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.4%
Average household size	1.86	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1938	1966