What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).

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	Plainville
People
Population	4,458Lowest	17,551Highest
Median age	46.2±5.6Highest 12% above CT	44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT
	Deep River and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.6%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Deep River and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5%	20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Deep River and Plainville 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%	30%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainville 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±$19kHighest 6% below CT	$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT
	Deep River and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$362,200±$26kHighest about the CT average	$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$185Highest 18% below CT	$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT
	Deep River and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,092Highest 8% below CT	$4,798Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%	40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Plainville 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%	6.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	21 minLowest 20% below CT
Work from home	15.2%±5.6Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16%
	Deep River and Plainville 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	#89 of 149 in CT
School district	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04	Judicial Centers · Plainville School District
High school in town	Valley Regional High School	Plainville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	11.4Highest
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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.