What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Wethersfield has the most people working from home (18%).

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	Wethersfield
People
Population	20,361Lowest	27,250Highest
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Wethersfield 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%	20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Berlin and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	54.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Wethersfield 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	$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT
	Wethersfield 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±$13kHighest about the CT average	$324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT	$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT
	Berlin and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,291Lowest 10% above CT	$7,296Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%	48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Wethersfield 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%	6.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	21 minHighest 20% below CT
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	18%±2.6Highest CT: 16%
	Wethersfield 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	#92 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	Wethersfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Lowest	13.8Highest
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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.