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Berlin vs Plainfield vs Redding
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Plainfield | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361Highest |
15,141 |
8,780Lowest |
| Median age | 48.7±3 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Redding 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% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Plainfield 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 |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,600±$13k about the CT average |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291 10% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding 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% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #73 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Plainfield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | Plainfield High School | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.