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Clinton vs Winchester 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).
Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k 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 | Winchester | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377 |
10,284Lowest |
20,361Highest |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
49.1±6.2 19% above CT |
48.7±3Lowest 18% above CT |
| Clinton and Winchester 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% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester 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% |
27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest 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 |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$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 |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% 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 |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% 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 |
$4,780Lowest 28% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
26 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | Northwestern Regional High School | Berlin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
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.