Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Cheshire County has a population of 77,297 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $280,100, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $83,329.

Home price
$280,100
Income
$83,329
Population
77,297
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$280,100county
Median gross rent$1,276county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,756county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,926county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,468county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,518county
Home insurance / yr$1,300(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.4(statewide)
Median household income$83,329county
Family health premium / yr$26,119(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,364(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.002(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.1%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$66,952county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.16%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport633257county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths41.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher35.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.4%county
Public schools in the county39county
Public school enrollment8298county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible30.0%county
Elementary schools26county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians67county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population77,297county
Land area in square miles707county
People per square mile of land109.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores19county
Share living far from a food store7.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.5%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,032county
Households that moved away1,855county
Average income of arriving households$77,831county
Average income of departing households$68,776county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year167county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.0%county
Violent crime rate110(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.4 incounty
Annual snowfall52.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.74 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing159 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh22.9¢county
Household electricity use601 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.43(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.0%county
Homes heated by propane13.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil57.1%county
Homes heated by wood11.4%county
Households with broadband91.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk74.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk79.6county
Hail risk30.4county
Earthquake risk58.0county
Tornado risk43.6county
Tropical cyclone risk76.1county
Extreme heat risk51.6county
Winter weather risk50.8county
Strong wind risk29.9county
Wildfire risk24.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cheshire County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Hampshire figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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