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

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Highlights
- Household income in Glastonbury, is 2% less than it is in Cheshire and is 47% above the National Average.
- Cheshire unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Glastonbury unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Cheshire, CTGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%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$130,294$69,021
 Family Median Income$160,302  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cheshire, CTGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cheshire, CTGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.2%1.2%
 Education, library9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%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 Glastonbury    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I never wanted to move to Connecticut; however need for work has placed me here. Glastonbury is centrally located in Connecticut. It is approximately two hours from  More

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