Cheshire VillageCT
Some 6,172 people live in this town, in Connecticut.
Is Cheshire Village a good place to live?
29% of residents are 65 or older in Cheshire Village, against 20% in Connecticut’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Cheshire Park, 57 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Cheshire Village yet; the figures below are still real.
Cheshire Village has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
5,786 counted in 2010 and 6,499 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Lake Compounce and 76 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cheshire Village. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
14 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
22 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
23 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
29 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
8 mi Theme parkHoly Land USAPhoto credits
Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Holy Land USA: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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Moving to Cheshire Village: who provides what
Cheshire Village is unincorporated, so New Haven County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cheshire Village.
In Cheshire Village, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 39 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Cheshire Village has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 3,346 commuters
For most workers, Cheshire Village is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The median household income for Cheshire Village comes to $117,000. The top destinations are Cheshire (14%), New Haven (10%) and Hamden (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Cheshire Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Cheshire Village is
In Cheshire Village, 7.6% of adults smoke cigarettes. Of 32 CDC measures, Cheshire Village beats the Connecticut average on 19 and trails it on 1.
| Cheshire Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cheshire Village | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cheshire Village: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 4.8% of Cheshire Village
Across 7 parks and preserves: 4.7 miles of trail. Only 9 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Cheshire Village. For Cheshire Village, the density of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Cheshire Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cheshire Park | 2.1 mi | 57 |
| 2. Bartlem Park | 1.1 mi | 53 |
| 3. Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail | 0.1 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Cheshire Village sells for about $590K
For Cheshire Village, the median rent is $1,118 a month. Homes sold in Cheshire Village spent a median 38 days on the market. Just over three fifths of the homes sold in Cheshire Village went for more than their asking price.
| Cheshire Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,118 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cheshire Village
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Cheshire Village
About 5 of every 100 Cheshire Village residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Questions about Cheshire Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cheshire Village, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cheshire Village yet; the figures below are still real. Some 6,172 people live in this town, in Connecticut.