Compare towns
Deep River vs Suffield vs Deep River Center vs Chester Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Deep River Center has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Chester Center has the most kids (17.6% under 18).
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 | Suffield | Deep River Center | Chester Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,458 |
15,702Highest |
2,407 |
2,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +11.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
+10.4%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.2±5.6 12% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
44.9±13.7 9% above CT |
| 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 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.6%±5.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Chester Center 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 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.6%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
33.7%±5.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Chester Center and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±4.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chester Center and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $90,253±$19k 6% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
$89,375±$43k 7% below CT |
| Suffield and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$26k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$334,600±$36kLowest 9% below CT |
$422,500±$48kHighest 15% above CT |
| Chester Center and Suffield 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 |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,242±$224 17% below CT |
$1,473±$358Highest about the CT average |
| Chester Center and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,092 8% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,194Lowest 22% below CT |
$5,867 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6 CT: 52.6% |
49.1%±30.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Deep River and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.3% CT: 10% |
17.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
69.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
19.9%±9.2 CT: 16% |
| Deep River Center and Chester Center 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 | Suffield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Valley Regional High School | Suffield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.