Berlin ( BUR-lin) is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,175 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and is served by the Amtrak station of the same name. Berlin also has two hamlets: Kensington and East Berlin. It has major manufacturers such as Plastic Molding Manufacturing, PYC manufacturing, and Budney Industries. Berlin has 1 high school 1 middle school and 3 elementary schools.

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How Berlin ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code06037

Area code860

Living in Berlin

Housing in Berlin

$460K▲ 5.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Berlin home is worth about $460,000, up 5.7% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.

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Safety in Berlin

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Safety Grade B-

Berlin reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Berlin 0.7

Connecticut 1.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Berlin 9.9

Connecticut 11.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Berlin

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School Grade B-

The public schools Berlin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictBerlin School DistrictSchools6

Mary E. Griswold School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 513 students Emma Hart Willard School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 434 students Richard D. Hubbard School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 215 students St. Paul SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 238 students Catherine M. McGee Middle School BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 595 students Berlin High School BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 836 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.