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Meriden vs Millis vs Cheshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meriden has the most affordable homes ($241k median).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Cheshire has the most people working from home (19.1%).
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 | Meriden | Millis | Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,545Highest |
8,888Lowest |
29,040 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.9±1.4 15% above U.S. |
| Millis and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Meriden and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,253±$4kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$146,528±$12k 81% above U.S. |
| Millis and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,200±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$440,000±$17k 32% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$72Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,398±$116 about the U.S. average |
| Millis and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,129Lowest 64% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$7,755 149% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±4.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cheshire and Millis 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 | #124 of 149 in CT | #63 of 282 in MA | #18 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | Millis | Cheshire School District |
| High school in town | Francis T. Maloney High School | Millis High School | Cheshire High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.