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Clinton vs Berlin vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).
Berlin has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Clinton has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Clinton | Berlin | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377 |
20,361Highest |
3,465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.2% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 50.5±3 23% above CT |
48.7±3Lowest 18% above CT |
53.2±6.8Highest 29% above CT |
| Clinton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.9%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Clinton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
42%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT |
$113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$102,750±$22kLowest 7% above CT |
| Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT |
$374,600±$13k about the CT average |
$365,500±$29kLowest about the CT average |
| Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,432±$131Highest 4% below CT |
| Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,151 7% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,860Lowest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
34.7%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
64.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.3%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Berlin and Clinton 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 | #81 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT | #81 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Berlin School District | — |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | Berlin High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.