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Deer are a real problem here in rural CT as well. I agree that they will eat everything, nothing is 100%. It all depends on the availability of other food, the deer population level, etc.
We've spent years trying to solve the problem and have tried most of the repellants. What we are using now, and it is working surprisingly well is a product call "Deer Solution". Don't know what is in it but it smells peppery, sort of like those little canddies we call "red hots" as kids. Malorganite (a bi-product of Milwaukee waste treatment) is a natural fertilizer that also seems to repel deer.
On plants that repel deer, I don't know of any. In addition to what is already listed, we've had success with heaths and heathers, ink berry and any any plant with a fuzzy leaf. Protecting stock staight from the nursery until t hardens off and get a bit leathery helps, as well. Deer will browse just about anything that is green and tender.
Avoid yew: its like candy to a deer, they love it.
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