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Clinton vs Brooklyn 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 highest household income ($125k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Berlin has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Brooklyn | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377 |
8,517Lowest |
20,361Highest |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
45.6±2.5Lowest 11% 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% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn 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% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Brooklyn 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 |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$113,598±$11k 19% 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 |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$374,600±$13k 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±$105 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% 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 | $6,151 7% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest 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%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Highest 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Brooklyn School District | 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.