Housing · Cheshire
Cheshire, CT housing market
The typical Cheshire home is worth about $539,000, up 4.5% in a year, 20% above the Connecticut typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cheshire compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Cheshire at a glance
Typical home value
$539K
▲ 4.5% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
CheshireConnecticut
Show as a table
| January | Cheshire | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $298,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $302,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $308,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $311,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $345,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $386,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $421,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $467,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $498,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $526,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $539,000 | $451,000 |
Next door
Cheshire and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | $539K | +4.5% | — | $146,528 |
| Prospect | $471K | +7.5% | — | $126,394 |
| Southington | $447K | +5.4% | — | $124,309 |
| Meriden | $328K | +4.5% | 37 | $71,253 |
| Wallingford | $430K | +6.9% | — | $104,773 |
| Waterbury | $288K | +3.4% | 45 | $51,886 |
| Hamden | $372K | +5.5% | — | $98,306 |
Affordability
3.7 years of income
The typical Cheshire home costs about 3.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Cheshire ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
86.6%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$7,755
Connecticut: $6,643
Median rent
$1,398
Connecticut: $1,488
Typical home built
1974
Connecticut: 1967
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.