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Cheshire vs Hampton vs Trumbull
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 renters (13.4% rent).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Trumbull has the most expensive homes ($547k median).
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 | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,040 |
1,647Lowest |
37,281Highest |
| Median age | 44.9±1.4 9% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.7±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% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±1.8 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cheshire and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,528±$12k 53% above CT |
$109,167±$19kLowest 14% above CT |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
| Trumbull and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,000±$17k 20% above CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,398±$116 6% below CT |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,755 17% above CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Trumbull and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±2.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Trumbull and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 149 in CT | — | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cheshire School District | Hampton School District | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | Cheshire High School | None in town | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 14.5Highest |
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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.