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A town of 4,458 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
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Town in Connecticut, United States
1635Established
4,415Population
14.2 sq miArea
131 ftElevation

Deep River is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,415 at the 2020 census. The town center is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). Deep River is part of what the locals call the "Tri-town Area", made up of the towns of Deep River, Chester, and Essex.

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ZIP code06417
Area code860
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$444K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Deep River home is worth about $444,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.

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The public schools Deep River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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