Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0In Cheshire, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Connecticut
Cheshire’s town government spent $143.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,954 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cheshire didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cheshire is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Cheshire’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov3GeneralTuesday · 6:00 pm · Room 207/209, 84 South Main St.Veterans Advisory CommitteeMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Town Beautification CommitteeWednesday · 8:30 am · Town Hall, Room 207/209, 84 South Main St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Youth & Human Services CommitteeWednesday · 5:00 pm · Town Hall, Room 207/209, 84 South Main St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Retirement BoardWednesday · 6:00 pm · Town Hall, Room 210, 84 South Main St.Retirement Board MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Parks and Recreation CommissionWednesday · 7:00 pm · Harmon Leonard, Jr. Youth Center, 559 South Main St.Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov5Veterans' Advisory CommitteeThursday · 6:00 pm · Room 207/209, Town Hall, 84 South Main St.Veterans Advisory CommitteeMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Nov2Historic District CommissionMonday · 7:30 pm · Town Hall, Room 207/209, 84 South Main St.CANCELLED: Historic District CommissionAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Nov2Zoning Board of AppealsMonday · 7:00 pm · 84 S Main St., Council ChambersCANCELLED: Zoning Board of AppealsAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct28Veterans' Advisory CommitteeWednesday · 6:00 pmVeterans Advisory Committee MeetingAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct27Inland Wetlands and Watercourses CommissionTuesday · 4:30 pm · Via ZoomInland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission: Executive SessionAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct26Energy CommissionMonday · 7:00 pm · Room 210, Town Hall, 84 South Main St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗About $4,954 per resident a year, or $13.57 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 71% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cheshire runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Cheshire didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cheshire yet
Every year of Cheshire’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 813 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $7,755 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.76% of the home’s value, vs 1.81% across Connecticut.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cheshire’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Cheshire’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cheshire →
Who’s in charge in Cheshire
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 36 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (28,994).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cheshire School District
Cheshire’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Cheshire, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $23,591 per pupil, $14,474 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Connecticut districts overall: 58% local, 35% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Cheshire voted in 2024
Official results for Cheshire’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.5%9,390 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.5%7,498 votesOthers: 2.0% (345 votes).
Most votes in Cheshire: Kamala D Harris
Connecticut: Harris 56.4%, Trump 41.9%
of Cheshire’s 21,784 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Connecticut: 66%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Cheshire: Christopher S Murphy
Connecticut: Murphy 58.6%, Corey 39.7%
President, 2024: Cheshire, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | 54.5% | 43.5% | 2.0% | 17,233 |
| Connecticut | 56.4% | 41.9% | 1.7% | 1,759,010 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
How Cheshire compares with the towns next door
Cheshire’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $3,438 to $6,947 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect | $3,438 | $6,504 |
| Wolcott | $3,722 runs schools | $5,799 |
| Southington | $4,246 runs schools | $6,206 |
| Hamden | $4,544 runs schools | $7,784 |
| Waterbury | $5,719 runs schools | $5,449 |
| Wallingford | $6,947 runs schools | $5,963 |
| Meriden | estimate | $5,129 |
| Bethany | estimate | $8,313 |
| Cheshire | estimate | $7,755 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Cheshire’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cheshire’s government
How much does Cheshire spend per resident?
About $4,954 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Cheshire didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $162.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cheshire?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,755 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.81% across Connecticut. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cheshirect.org.
Who runs Cheshire’s government?
See cheshirect.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cheshire yet.
How did Cheshire vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.5%, Donald J Trump 43.5% (17,233 votes, official results). . Connecticut: Harris 56.4%, Trump 41.9%.
How many people work for Cheshire?
807 full-time and 314 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.2M (about $74.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
When is the next public meeting in Cheshire?
The next posted meeting is General on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 pm in Room 207/209, 84 South Main St., from the town’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Cheshire’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Cheshire, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →