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North Haven vs Redding vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($375k median).
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 | North Haven | Redding | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336Highest |
8,780Lowest |
20,361 |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3Lowest 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
48.7±3 18% above CT |
| Redding and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7k 39% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15k 7% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$374,600±$13kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127 16% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964Lowest 5% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,291 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | Joel Barlow High School | Berlin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.1 |
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.