2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Cheshire, CT vs Canton, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Canton, is 25% less than it is in Cheshire and is 31% above the National Average.
- Cheshire unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Canton unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Cheshire, CTCanton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,009  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$160,302  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cheshire, CTCanton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cheshire, CTCanton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.8%13.1%
Reviews for Cheshire    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Overall excellent town for raising kids. When comparing towns look at the numbers, they take out any biases. You get the most for your family in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Cheshire because the people there are friendly,mind their own business and the town is so pretty! I live in Meriden and I go to Cheshire often just to relax.  More

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Reviews for Canton    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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