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Berlin vs Wethersfield vs Windsor Locks
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).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Wethersfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,361 |
27,250Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks 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 |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below 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±$11k 12% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291 10% above CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks 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% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below CT |
21 min 20% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | Wethersfield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
13.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.