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Cheshire, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Cheshire is a Census CDP of 674 people across 0.38 square miles of land, in Berkshire County. 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cheshire
What Cheshire is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.38 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,757 plus or minus 592
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerkshire County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cheshire
- Population674 plus or minus 227
- Median age60.2
- Population under 1892 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1813.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Population 65 and over228 plus or minus 165
- Share 65 and over33.8 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Households392 plus or minus 163
- Family households144 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families36.7 percent plus or minus 21.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cheshire
- Per capita income$37,816 plus or minus $13,665
- Civilian labor force275 plus or minus 136
- Employed275 plus or minus 136
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over582 plus or minus 192
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.4 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cheshire
- Housing units392 plus or minus 163
- Occupied units392 plus or minus 163
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied299 plus or minus 170
- Renter occupied93 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate76.3 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Median gross rent, monthly$647 plus or minus $242
- Single family units298 plus or minus 172
- Share single family76.0 percent plus or minus 30.3
- Units in buildings of two or more83 plus or minus 82
- Share in buildings of two or more21.2 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cheshire gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute274 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes28 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.3 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone83.2 percent plus or minus 56.4
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cheshire (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$882,000
- Average approval$441,000
- Median approval$441,000
- Largest approval$681,000
- Jobs supported36
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cheshire, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cheshire
- NFIP communityTown of Cheshire
- NFIP community number250019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/82
The Town of Cheshire participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250019 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Berkshire County, not Cheshire
Berkshire County context, not Cheshire figures
- Establishments in Berkshire County3,749
- Covered employment, Berkshire County57,946
- Average annual pay, Berkshire County$62,257
- Housing units permitted, Berkshire County127
Every figure in this section is published for Berkshire County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cheshire.
All Berkshire County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cheshire questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cheshire, Massachusetts?
674, in 392 households. Cheshire CDP covers 0.38 square miles of land, which is 1,757 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cheshire in?
Berkshire County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Cheshire in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cheshire appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cheshire, town of, community 250019, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cheshire figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berkshire County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cheshire.
Is zoning published for Cheshire?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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