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Deep River vs Harvard vs Deep River Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harvard has the highest household income ($214k).
Deep River Center has the most renters (45.2% rent).
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.
| Measure | Deep River | Harvard | Deep River Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,458 |
6,927Highest |
2,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.2±5.6 19% above U.S. |
44.1±4.7Lowest 13% above U.S. |
49±3.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Deep River Center and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest 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%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Deep River Center 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
62%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,253±$19k 12% above U.S. |
$213,996±$24kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$71,447±$23kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$26k 9% above U.S. |
$833,600±$54kHighest 151% above U.S. |
$334,600±$36kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$185Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,321±$424Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,242±$224 12% below U.S. |
| Harvard and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,092 95% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,194Lowest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.9%±23.6Lowest 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
44.8%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22%±8.4 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.