What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wethersfield has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Cheshire has the most expensive homes ($440k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wethersfield	Cheshire
People
Population	27,250Lowest	29,040Highest
Median age	43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT	44.9±1.4Highest 9% above CT
	Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	60.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Wethersfield and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,806±$12kLowest 32% above CT	$146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT
	Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT	$440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT	$1,398±$116Highest 6% below CT
	Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,296Lowest 10% above CT	$7,755Highest 17% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Wethersfield and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.9%Highest CT: 10%	5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 20% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	18%±2.6Lowest CT: 16%	19.1%±2.7Highest CT: 16%
	Cheshire and Wethersfield 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	#92 of 149 in CT	#18 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District	Cheshire School District
High school in town	Wethersfield High School	Cheshire High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.8Highest	11.6Lowest
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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.