What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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	Canton	Berlin
People
Population	10,144Lowest	20,361Highest
Median age	45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT
	Berlin and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5%	23.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT	$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT
	Canton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT	$374,600±$13kLowest about the CT average
	Canton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Highest 6% below CT	$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT
	Canton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Lowest 9% above CT	$7,291Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	21 minLowest 21% below CT
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Canton 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	#22 of 149 in CT	#73 of 149 in CT
School district	Canton School District	Berlin School District
High school in town	Canton High School	Berlin High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	11.5Highest
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.