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Berlin vs Bloomfield vs Watertown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most expensive homes ($375k median).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Watertown has the youngest population (median age 46.3).
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 | Berlin | Bloomfield | Watertown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361Lowest |
21,754 |
22,253Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
48.4±3.3 18% above CT |
46.3±2.9Lowest 13% above CT |
| Berlin and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.7%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
38.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
$101,691±$7k 6% above CT |
| Berlin and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
$333,500±$16k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,795Lowest 13% below CT |
$6,014 9% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.6%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
24 minHighest 10% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield and Berlin 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 | #73 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #126 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Watertown School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Watertown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.1Lowest |
10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.