What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berlin has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

Willington has the youngest population (median age 37.5).

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.

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

Measure	Berlin	Willington
People
Population	20,361Highest	5,575Lowest
Median age	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Berlin and Willington 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%	23.3%±6.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Berlin and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Willington 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	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT	$1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT
	Berlin and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,291Highest 10% above CT	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.4%±11.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington 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%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Berlin and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Berlin School District	Willington School District
High school in town	Berlin High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5	—
On TownTapestry
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.