What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).

Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Southington	Berlin
People
Population	43,803Highest	20,361Lowest
Median age	45±1.4Lowest 9% above CT	48.7±3Highest 18% above CT
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21%±1.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT	$113,598±$11kLowest 19% above CT
	Southington and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$373,800±$10kLowest about the CT average	$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average	$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT
	Southington and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,206Lowest 7% below CT	$7,291Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Berlin and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Highest CT: 10%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	21 minLowest 21% below CT
Work from home	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%	14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Southington 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	#51 of 149 in CT	#73 of 149 in CT
School district	Southington School District	Berlin School District
High school in town	Southington High School	Berlin High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	11.5Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.