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Windsor vs Berlin vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Berlin has the most expensive homes ($375k median).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Windsor | Berlin | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
20,361Lowest |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hartford and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$4,603Lowest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
23 minHighest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Berlin School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Berlin High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.5 |
15.9Highest |
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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.