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BRUSHMILL COVERED BRIDGE, 1970
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About Chester
Town in Connecticut, United StatesChester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 3,749 at the 2020 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). The name is a transfer from Chester, in England.
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Housing in Chester
The typical Chester home is worth about $540,000, up 6.3% in a year, 20% above the Connecticut typical home.
Schools in Chester
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The public schools Chester’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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