What stands out worked out from the figures below

Deep River has the most renters (30.8% rent).

Somers has the highest household income ($125k).

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	Somers
People
Population	4,458Lowest	10,308Highest
Median age	46.2±5.6Highest 12% above CT	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT
	Deep River and Somers 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%	21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Somers 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 CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Deep River and Somers 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%	37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.2 CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT	$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average	$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT
	Somers and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$185Highest 18% below CT	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT
	Deep River and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,092Lowest 8% below CT	$6,456Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%	51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Somers 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%	2.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	87.6%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	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16%	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Somers 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	#66 of 149 in CT
School district	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04	Somers School District
High school in town	Valley Regional High School	Somers High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Highest	7.7Lowest
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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.