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Berlin vs Chaplin vs Windham vs Southington
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Southington has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Chaplin | Windham | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,361 |
2,070Lowest |
23,961 |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Southington 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% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windham and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Southington and Berlin 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 |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$373,800±$10k about the CT average |
| Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windham 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% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Southington 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 | — | #143 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | Parish Hill High School | Windham High School | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
7.5Lowest |
9.8 |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.