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Watertown vs Deep River vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Watertown has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
Deep River has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Watertown | Deep River | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,253Highest |
4,458Lowest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT |
46.2±5.6 12% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% 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%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest 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% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,691±$7k 6% above CT |
$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Watertown 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±$26k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$227 14% below CT |
$1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Watertown 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 |
$6,092 8% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% CT: 66.5% |
69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
15.2%±5.6 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #126 of 149 in CT | #70 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Watertown School District | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Watertown High School | Valley Regional High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
9.3Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.