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Clinton vs Bethany vs Berlin
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 oldest population (median age 50.5).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
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.
| Measure | Clinton | Bethany | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377 |
5,288Lowest |
20,361Highest |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
48.7±3 18% above CT |
| Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Clinton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,824±$14k 30% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,000±$14k 4% above CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$374,600±$13kLowest about the CT average |
| Bethany and Clinton 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±$88Highest 6% below CT |
| Berlin and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,151Lowest 7% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$7,291 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest 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%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Berlin and Bethany 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 | #30 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | None in town | 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.