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Clinton vs Hamden 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).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Berlin has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Hamden | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377Lowest |
61,045Highest |
20,361 |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below 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% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Hamden 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest 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% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest 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 |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% 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±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,151Lowest 7% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$7,291 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Hamden 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 | #81 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | Hamden High School | Berlin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
13.5Highest |
11.5 |
| 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.