What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the highest household income ($114k).

New Britain has the most renters (54.9% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Berlin	New Britain
People
Population	20,361Lowest	74,223Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+1.3% CT: +0.9%
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	34.3±1.2Lowest 17% below CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	22%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	New Britain 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%	14.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	9.4%±1Highest CT: 7.1%
	New Britain and Berlin 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	$58,613±$2kLowest 39% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average	$223,600±$6kLowest 39% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT	$1,253±$45Lowest 16% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,291Highest 10% above CT	$5,846Lowest 12% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	55.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and New Britain 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%	18.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	45.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	22 minHighest 19% below CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	8%±1.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#73 of 149 in CT	#149 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	Berlin High School	New Britain High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Lowest	16.2Highest
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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.