What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the most affordable homes ($375k median).

Weston has the most people working from home (44.9%).

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	Weston
People
Population	20,361Highest	10,396Lowest
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	45.7±2.7Lowest 11% above CT
	Berlin and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	83.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT	$250,001Highest 161% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$374,600±$13kLowest about the CT average	$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,291Lowest 10% above CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Weston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.4%Highest CT: 10%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	47 minHighest 76% above CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#73 of 149 in CT	#5 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Weston School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	Weston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	10.8Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.