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Southington vs Stratford vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
Stratford has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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.
| Measure | Southington | Stratford | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,803 |
52,790Highest |
20,361Lowest |
| Median age | 45±1.4Lowest 9% above CT |
45.7±1.4 11% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
| Berlin and Stratford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±1.3Lowest 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%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
20.7%±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% CT: 42.5% |
37.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±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 |
$95,815±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$113,598±$11k 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±$10k about the CT average |
$372,200±$8kLowest 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±$77 about the CT average |
$1,706±$75Highest 15% above CT |
$1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,206Lowest 7% below CT |
$7,420Highest 12% above CT |
$7,291 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.3%±7.7 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Stratford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1958Lowest 9 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
14.6%±1.9 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Southington and Stratford 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 | #134 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Southington School District | Stratford School District | Berlin School District |
| High school in town | Southington High School | Stratford High School | Berlin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
13.9Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.