Compare towns
Berlin vs Meriden vs Windsor
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 expensive homes ($375k median).
Meriden has the most renters (39.9% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Meriden | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361Lowest |
60,545Highest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
38.9±1.3Lowest 5% below CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
21.9%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Meriden 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% |
16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Windsor 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% |
22.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$71,253±$4kLowest 26% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$241,200±$7kLowest 34% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,294±$72Lowest 13% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,129Lowest 23% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±4.9 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Meriden 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% |
13.2%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
23 minHighest 13% below CT |
21 min 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
8.6%±1.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor 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 | #124 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | Francis T. Maloney High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
16.2Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.