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Hartford vs Berkeley

Hartford, CT compared with Berkeley, CA · 2,610 miles apart

Hartford has 121,981 residents to Berkeley’s 121,911. Hartford comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Berkeley does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Hartford, CT Berkeley, CA
Population 121,981 121,911
Density (per sq mi) 7,006 11,686
Median household income $46,411 $108,092
Median home value $228,600 $1,413,900
Median rent $1,269 $2,133
Homeownership 25.7% 44.2%
Average commute 23.1 min 27.8 min
Median age 33.1 33.2
Bachelor's degree + 19.4% 74.9%
Poverty rate 26.3% 17.3%
Unemployment 10.7% 5.6%
Price to income 4.9× 13.1×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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