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Prospect vs Roxbury vs Cheshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Cheshire has the highest household income ($147k).
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 | Prospect | Roxbury | Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
2,185Lowest |
29,040Highest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
44.9±1.4Lowest 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Cheshire and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
60.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$123,864±$27kLowest 29% above CT |
$146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT |
| Cheshire and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$440,000±$17k 20% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,713±$418 15% above CT |
$1,398±$116Lowest 6% below CT |
| Prospect and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Lowest about the CT average |
$6,591 about the CT average |
$7,755Highest 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.7% CT: 10% |
5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
19.1%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Cheshire and Roxbury 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #18 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 12 | Cheshire School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Cheshire High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.