What stands out worked out from the figures below

Deep River has the most people working from home (15.2%).

Watertown has the most homeowners (83.9%).

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	Watertown
People
Population	4,458Lowest	22,253Highest
Median age	46.2±5.6Lowest 12% above CT	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT
	Watertown 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%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.7%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Watertown and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown 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%Highest CT: 42.5%	38.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Watertown 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	$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT
	Watertown 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±$26kHighest about the CT average	$333,500±$16kLowest 9% below CT
	Deep River and Watertown 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	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT
	Watertown and Deep River 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	$6,014Lowest 9% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%	56.6%±13.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Watertown 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%	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	15.2%±5.6Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%
	Deep River and Watertown 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	#126 of 149 in CT
School district	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04	Watertown School District
High school in town	Valley Regional High School	Watertown High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	10.6Highest
On TownTapestry
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.