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Berlin vs Clinton vs Ellington
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).
Clinton has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
Ellington has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Clinton | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361Highest |
13,377Lowest |
16,455 |
| Median age | 48.7±3 18% above CT |
50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average |
| 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%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ellington and Berlin 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% |
24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Ellington 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±$14k 30% above CT |
$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT |
| Ellington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,600±$13k about the CT average |
$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT |
$366,900±$17kLowest about the CT average |
| 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±$88 6% below CT |
$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$6,151Lowest 7% below CT |
$6,751 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
29 min 10% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Ellington 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 | #81 of 149 in CT | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Clinton School District | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | The Morgan School | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
9.7Lowest |
10.3 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.