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Berlin vs Clinton vs Hamden
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 kids (19.4% under 18).
Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
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 | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361 |
13,377Lowest |
61,045Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±3 18% above CT |
50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below 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% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Hamden 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest 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% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
| 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±$13k about the CT average |
$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below 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±$88 6% below CT |
$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291 10% above CT |
$6,151Lowest 7% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Hamden 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% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
29 minHighest 10% above CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Clinton School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | The Morgan School | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
9.7Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.