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Berlin vs Mansfield vs Clinton
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).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361 |
25,358Highest |
13,377Lowest |
| Median age | 48.7±3 18% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below 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% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±2.4 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%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below 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 |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% 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±$88 6% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$6,151 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Berlin 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% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
29 minHighest 10% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #73 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #81 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Clinton School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | E. O. Smith High School | The Morgan School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
11.8Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.