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Cheshire, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $311,811 (it was $116,600 in 2000)
Cheshire:

$311,811
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $236,040 - $410,415

Total population: 3,235 (Urban population: 344 (333 inside urbanized areas, 11 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,057 (29 farm, 3,028 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,470 (1,367 occupied: 1,152 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

16%
State:

38%

Housing density: 55 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $708,441.

Median contract rent in 2022: $817 (lower quartile is $506, upper quartile is $1,046)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $819


Median gross rent in Cheshire, MA in 2022: $997

Housing units in Cheshire with a mortgage: 565 (50 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 298

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Cheshire, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 125,060
  • In family households: 97,905 (22,577 male householders, 11,041 female householders)
    24,607 spouses, 32,029 children (29,913 natural, 899 adopted, 1,217 stepchildren), 1,640 grandchildren, 800 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, foster children, 744 other relatives, 3,122 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 27,155 (10,008 male householders (7,904 living alone)), 12,465 female householders (10,630 living alone)), 4,682 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,159 (2,280 institutionalized population)

19,886 married couples with children.
7,840 single-parent households (1,582 men, 6,258 women).

95.5% of residents of Cheshire speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 151 (4.7%)
(84.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 681 bedroom
  • 2832 bedrooms
  • 5783 bedrooms
  • 1884 bedrooms
  • 355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 441 bedroom
  • 1122 bedrooms
  • 363 bedrooms
  • 234 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cheshire in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cheshire in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 29no vehicle
  • 3071 vehicle
  • 6222 vehicles
  • 1463 vehicles
  • 334 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cheshire in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cheshire in renter-occupied apartments
  • 14no vehicle
  • 1431 vehicle
  • 502 vehicles
  • 83 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 423 rooms
  • 1584 rooms
  • 2875 rooms
  • 2396 rooms
  • 2097 rooms
  • 848 rooms
  • 1279+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 383 rooms
  • 584 rooms
  • 535 rooms
  • 86 rooms
  • 307 rooms
  • 78 rooms
  • 149+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Cheshire, MA
  • Cheshire, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Cheshire, MA in 2022
  • 2,588Less than $10,000
  • 5,764$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,681$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,580$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,477$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,285$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,217$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8,196$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,168$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,313$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,153$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,335$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 356 (18.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 18
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 107
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 259
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 241
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 427
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 201
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 238
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 20
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 64
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 12
  • 90 or more minutes: 35

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,471 (86.1%)
  • Carpooled: 135 (7.9%)
  • Subway or elevated: 9 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle: 11 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 27 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 56 (3.3%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cheshire, Massachusetts
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 61975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 84Before 1965
Ancestries in Cheshire, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 762 (17.9%)
  • Irish: 720 (16.9%)
  • French: 600 (14.1%)
  • Italian: 484 (11.4%)
  • English: 448 (10.5%)
  • German: 346 (8.1%)
  • French Canadian: 283 (6.6%)
  • Scottish: 137 (3.2%)
  • United States: 131 (3.1%)
  • Other: 115 (2.7%)
  • Swedish: 60 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 52 (1.2%)
  • Welsh: 32 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 29 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 13 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 12 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 10 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 6 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 6 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 4 (0.09%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.09%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Cheshire:

17.8% (16)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Italy
Cheshire:

16.7% (15)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (28,319)

Canada
Cheshire:

14.4% (13)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Netherlands
Cheshire:

13.3% (12)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (2,470)

United Kingdom
Cheshire:

12.2% (11)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Mexico
Cheshire:

10.0% (9)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,867)

Poland
Cheshire:

8.9% (8)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,543)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Cheshire:

6.7% (6)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (1,943)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,872
  • Other state: 434
  • Northeast: 360
  • Midwest: 9
  • South: 28
  • West: 37

76% of Cheshire residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 48
  • 9th grade: 31
  • 10th grade: 31
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 41
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 449
  • Less than 1 year of college: 127
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
  • Associate degree: 53
  • Bachelor's degree: 165
  • Master's degree: 72
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 20
  • 9th grade: 20
  • 10th grade: 23
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 21
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 498
  • Less than 1 year of college: 62
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 189
  • Associate degree: 134
  • Bachelor's degree: 154
  • Master's degree: 66
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Cheshire marital status for males
Cheshire marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,072
  • One, attached: 7
  • Two: 128
  • 3 or 4: 49
  • Mobile homes: 214

Median worth of mobile homes: $59,654

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%
Year householders moved into residence in Cheshire
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cheshire, MA
  • 54.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 24.6%Utility gas
  • 8.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Wood
  • 4.2%Electricity
  • 0.5%Coal or coke
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cheshire, MA
  • 33.5%Utility gas
  • 28.8%Electricity
  • 27.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 77
Here:

17.7%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32
Here:

13.7%
Massachusetts:

48.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability