Chester CenterCT
A town of 2,026.
Is Chester Center a good place to live?
34% of residents are 65 or older in Chester Center, against 20% in Connecticut’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Chester Center. The biggest park or preserve is Chester Creek Preserve, at 42 acres. We don’t grade Chester Center yet; the figures below are still real.
Chester Center has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,558 counted in 2010 and 1,720 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Gillette Castle State Park and 81 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chester Center. Close and well known come first.
2 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
27 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
28 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
29 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
26 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Chester Center: who provides what
Chester Center is unincorporated, so Middlesex 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 Chester Center.
Older than Connecticut overall
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (19% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (39% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Chester Center, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%.
| Chester Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Chester Center | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.7% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.3% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Chester Center’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Chester Center for work: only 4% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Chester Center. Jobs based in Chester Center fell to 567 in 2023, 236 fewer than in 2013.
| Chester Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Chester Center
Chester Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chester Center faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chester Center stands out in Connecticut and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
38% of Chester Center adults have high blood pressure. Chester Center beats the Connecticut average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 30% of Chester Center adults have obesity.
| Chester Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Chester Center | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chester Center has set aside 2.9% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Only 4 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Chester Center.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chester Creek Preserve | — | 42 |
| 2. North Quarter Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Cockaponset State Forest | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| Chester Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,473 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Chester Center
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chester Center
About 6 of every 100 Chester Center residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
96% of working residents leave Chester Center for work
Where Chester Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Chester Center
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Chester Center is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the southeastern corner of the town, bordered to the south by the town of Deep River and to the southwest largely by the Connecticut Route 9 freeway.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
Chester Center’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Chester Center.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deep River | #33 | A− | C | — | A− | A |
| Chester | #86 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Deep River Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deep River and Chester report no FBI crime data of their own. Chester Center and Deep River Center aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chester Center with a neighbor →
Questions about Chester Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chester Center, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Chester Center yet; the figures below are still real.