What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the most homeowners (83.9%).

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

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	Watertown	Deep River
People
Population	22,253Highest	4,458Lowest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	46.2±5.6Lowest 12% 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	17.7%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%	16.6%±4.7Lowest 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+	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	22.1%±4.1Lowest 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+	38.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±2.2Lowest 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	$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below 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	$333,500±$16kLowest 9% below CT	$362,200±$26kHighest about the CT average
	Deep River and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT	$1,221±$185Lowest 18% 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	$6,014Lowest 9% below CT	$6,092Highest 8% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±22.9Highest 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	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%	8.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	24 minHighest 9% below CT
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	15.2%±5.6Highest 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	#126 of 149 in CT	#70 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04
High school in town	Watertown High School	Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Highest	9.3Lowest
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.