Branford soils are coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy skeletal. Hartford soils have a cambic horizon and Manchester soils are sandy-skeletal. Cheshire, Wethersfield and Yalesville soils are on nearby till hills. Deerfield and Ellington soils are moderately well drained terrace associates. Walpole soils are poorly drained.
Surface runoff is negligible to very low.
Permeability is rapid or very rapid throughout. Most areas are forested or in community development. Some areas are used for silage corn, hay and pasture. Small areas, mostly irrigated, are used for tobacco, vegetables and nursery stock. Common trees are white, black and red oak, white pine, pitch pine, gray birch and poplar.