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Clinton vs Windsor Locks 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).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Windsor Locks | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377 |
12,579Lowest |
20,361Highest |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 23% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
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% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks 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 |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% 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 |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% 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 |
$1,394±$187Lowest 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 | $6,151 7% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Windsor Locks School District | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | Windsor Locks High School | Berlin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
8.9Lowest |
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.