What stands out worked out from the figures below

Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k median).

Deep River has the most affordable homes ($362k 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	Washington	Deep River
People
Population	3,676Lowest	4,458Highest
Median age	49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT	46.2±5.6Lowest 12% above CT
	Washington and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	16.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Washington and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%	22.1%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Washington 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+	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Washington 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	$101,549±$16kHighest 6% above CT	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT
	Washington and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT	$362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT	$1,221±$185Highest 18% below CT
	Deep River and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,709Lowest 29% below CT	$6,092Highest 8% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	8.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 4% below CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	20.1%±9Highest CT: 16%	15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Washington 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	#17 of 149 in CT	#70 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04
High school in town	Shepaug Valley School	Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.1Lowest	9.3Highest
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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.