What percentage of people rent in Cheshire Village, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Cheshire Village, CT, 2020–2024
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28.4% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Cheshire Village, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 731 renting households against 1,847 that own their home.

In Cheshire Village, the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.4% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 731 (±228)
Median renter income: $24,671 (±$21,557)

Who rents and who owns in Cheshire Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cheshire Village	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.4% (±6.9 points)	31.4% (±1.0 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	731 (±228)	56,640 (±1,856)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,847 (±213)	123,476 (±2,007)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,671 (±$21,557)	$45,215 (±$1,823)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$149,135 (±$36,750)	$111,246 (±$2,132)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Cheshire Village, the renter share is not measurably different from Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (31.4%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Cheshire Village ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 54 of 132.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cheshire Village has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	17.3% (±4.0 points)	28.4% (±6.9 points)	+11.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$960 (±$162)	$1,118 (±$199)	+16.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,528 (±$15,528)	$117,218 (±$10,890)	+28.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cheshire Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cheshire Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cheshire Village	—	28.4% (±6.9 points)	—
Prospect	4.1 mi	6.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Plantsville	5.5 mi	36.2% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wallingford Center	5.5 mi	39.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Wallingford	5.7 mi	27.2% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Meriden	5.8 mi	39.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Southington	7.2 mi	18.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Wolcott	7.3 mi	11.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Hamden	7.5 mi	37.6% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prospect, CT (6.5%), Southington, CT (18.9%), Wolcott, CT (11.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wallingford Center, CT (39.6%), Meriden, CT (39.9%), Hamden, CT (37.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Woodbury Center	49.9% (±14.9 points)
2	Thomaston (community)	43.4% (±13.2 points)
3	Terryville	34.7% (±7.7 points)
4	Bethlehem Village	29.8% (±10.8 points)
5	Cheshire Village	28.4% (±6.9 points)
6	Oakville	24.6% (±6.2 points)
7 (tie)	Heritage Village	19.9% (±5.0 points)
7 (tie)	Watertown (community)	19.9% (±10.6 points)

Cheshire Village is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Cheshire, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cheshire Village

How many renters are there in Cheshire Village?

Cheshire Village has an estimated 731 (±228) renting households, 28.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cheshire Village?

In Cheshire Village, the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Cheshire Village?

A renting household in Cheshire Village has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cheshire Village?

The median renting household in Cheshire Village, CT has an income of $24,671 (±$21,557) a year, against $149,135 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cheshire Village CDP, Connecticut (place:14200, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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