Living in Cheshire, CT
Suburb in Connecticut
Cheshire is a suburb in Connecticut, home to about 29,000 people, with 1.6 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Cheshire a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Safe: violent crime is 0.1× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Strong public schools: test results well above the US average
- Strong healthcare: 6 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 82°F
👎 Cons
- Higher taxes: about $3,118 state income tax per resident, 1.83% property tax
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Cheshire: common questions
What is the cost of living in Cheshire?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $494k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,210 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Cheshire?
Connecticut collects about $3,118 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.83% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Cheshire safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.1× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Cheshire?
Public schools in Cheshire test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Cheshire?
Cheshire has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 47″ of snow a year.
Does Cheshire get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and hurricanes: 12 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.15 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Cheshire?
The nearest major airport is BDL, about 32 mi away.
How Cheshire scores
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