What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).

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	Haddam
People
Population	20,361Highest	8,644Lowest
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	45.9±2.6Lowest 12% above CT
	Berlin and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Haddam 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%	21%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Berlin and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Haddam 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	$114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT
	Haddam 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	$379,700±$25kHighest 3% above CT
	Haddam and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT	$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT
	Haddam and Berlin 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	$7,045Lowest 6% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	63.2%±47Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Haddam 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%	4.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	31 minHighest 16% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16%
	Berlin and Haddam 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	#25 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Regional School District 17
High school in town	Berlin High School	Haddam-Killingworth High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	9.5Lowest
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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.