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Deep River vs Middlefield vs Westbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deep River has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).
Westbrook has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Middlefield | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,458 |
4,243Lowest |
6,856Highest |
| Median age | 46.2±5.6Lowest 12% above CT |
51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
9.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Deep River and Middlefield 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% |
25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5% |
36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Westbrook and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield 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 |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$91,202±$23k 5% below CT |
| Middlefield and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$434,300±$42kHighest 18% above CT |
| Westbrook and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,425±$176 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,092 8% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$5,829Lowest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±22.9 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±17.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield 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% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.6 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
19%±5Highest CT: 16% |
| Westbrook 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 | #70 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #59 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 | Regional School District 13 | Westbrook School District |
| High school in town | Valley Regional High School | None in town | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
— | 6.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.