What stands out worked out from the figures below

Deep River has the most affordable homes ($362k median).

Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).

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	Deep River	Avon
People
Population	4,458Lowest	18,946Highest
Median age	46.2±5.6Highest 12% above CT	44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT
	Deep River and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Avon and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Avon 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	73.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Avon 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	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT	$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average	$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,092Lowest 8% below CT	$9,371Highest 41% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±22.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Highest CT: 10%	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below CT	25 minHighest 6% below CT
Work from home	15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16%	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#70 of 149 in CT	#31 of 149 in CT
School district	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	Valley Regional High School	Avon High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	11.7Highest
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Old photos in History	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.