What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).

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	Harvard
People
Population	4,458Lowest	6,927Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.1% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	46.2±5.6Highest 19% above U.S.	44.1±4.7Lowest 13% above U.S.
	Deep River and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%	21.1%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Harvard and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Deep River and Harvard 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 U.S.: 35.7%	62%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4%	3.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,253±$19kLowest 12% above U.S.	$213,996±$24kHighest 165% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$362,200±$26kLowest 9% above U.S.	$833,600±$54kHighest 151% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$185Lowest 14% below U.S.	$1,321±$424Highest 7% below U.S.
	Harvard and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,092Lowest 95% above U.S.	$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	72.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Harvard 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 U.S.: 12.5%	4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S.	1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 8% below U.S.	32 minHighest 20% above U.S.
Work from home	15.2%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	44.8%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#70 of 149 in CT	#12 of 282 in MA
School district	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04	Harvard
High school in town	Valley Regional High School	The Bromfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	11.0Highest
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U.S. 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.