What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Berlin	Clinton
People
Population	20,361Highest	13,377Lowest
Median age	48.7±3Lowest 18% above CT	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT
	Clinton and Berlin 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%	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Clinton 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%	43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT	$124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT
	Clinton 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±$13kLowest about the CT average	$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT
	Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT
	Berlin and Clinton 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	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Clinton 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%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	84.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	29 minHighest 10% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Berlin and Clinton 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	#81 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Clinton School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	The Morgan School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	9.7Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.