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Deerfield vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Windham has the most kids (20.1% 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 | Deerfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,158Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51.8±3.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,136±$14kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $414,900±$37kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,334±$318Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Deerfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest 87% above U.S. |
$4,633Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.1%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #156 of 282 in MA | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Deerfield · Frontier | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Frontier Regional | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.