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Cheshire vs Hampton vs South Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cheshire has the most expensive homes ($440k median).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cheshire | Hampton | South Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,040Highest |
1,647Lowest |
26,907 |
| Median age | 44.9±1.4 9% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.2±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
| Hampton and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.4%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| South Windsor and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±1.8 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.1%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| South Windsor and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT |
$109,167±$19kLowest 14% above CT |
$144,961±$10k 51% above CT |
| Cheshire and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
$375,100±$12k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,398±$116 6% below CT |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,755 17% above CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$7,888Highest 19% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
49.9%±10.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±2.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 16% |
27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 149 in CT | — | #40 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cheshire School District | Hampton School District | Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Cheshire High School | None in town | South Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.