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Berlin vs Hampton vs Clinton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

Berlin, CTCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people

Hampton, CTNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 1,647 people

Clinton, CTLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 13,377 people

Bordering BerlinCromwell Southington Meriden New Britain

Towns like BerlinNorth Haven Waterford Watertown East Lyme

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

Measure	Berlin	Hampton	Clinton
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People
Population	20,361Highest	1,647Lowest	13,377
Median age	48.7±3Lowest 18% above CT	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT	50.5±3 23% above CT
	Hampton and Clinton 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%	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton and Berlin 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%	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	24.1%±2.6 CT: 18.5%
	Hampton and Clinton 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%	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	43.6% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±2 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±$11k 19% above CT	$109,167±$19kLowest 14% 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±$13k about the CT average	$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT	$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	$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT	$1,395±$105 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	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT	$6,151 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6%	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Hampton 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%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90%Highest CT: 66.5%	84.7% CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972 5 yrs newer than CT	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	29 min 9% above CT	29 minHighest 10% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6 CT: 16%	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Hampton 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
School district	Berlin School District	Hampton School District	Clinton School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	None in town	The Morgan School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	—	9.7Lowest
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.