What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

Deep River has the shortest commute (24 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	Beacon Falls	Deep River
People
Population	6,147Highest	4,458Lowest
Median age	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT	46.2±5.6Lowest 12% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	22.1%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.6% CT: 42.5%	44.6% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT	$362,200±$26kHighest about the CT average
	Deep River and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT	$1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,534Highest about the CT average	$6,092Lowest 8% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	8.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%	15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls and Deep River 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	#77 of 149 in CT	#70 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04
High school in town	Woodland Regional High School	Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Highest	9.3Lowest
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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.