Cheshire vs Lenox

A side-by-side comparison of Cheshire and Lenox: population, income, housing, and more.

Cheshire and Lenox are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lenox has the higher population (1,809 vs 584 in Cheshire). Since 2019, Cheshire's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -4.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheshire	Lenox
Population	584	1,809
Median age	59.7 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,920
Median home value	—	$411,700
Median gross rent	—	$987
Housing units	357	1,036
Homeownership rate	83.4%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheshire	Lenox
Population	539 → 584 (+8.3%)	1,899 → 1,809 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$79,107 → $94,167 (+19.0%)	$49,167 → $58,920 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$205,500 → $161,100 (-21.6%)	$269,100 → $411,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$837 → $987 (+17.9%)

Cheshire

Population

539584

Median household income

$79,107$94,167

Median home value

$205,500$161,100

Lenox

Population

1,8991,809

Median household income

$49,167$58,920

Median home value

$269,100$411,700

Median gross rent

$837$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheshire	Lenox
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	9.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	1.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	33.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	20.9%	29.2%
75 and over	4.6%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheshire	Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheshire	Lenox
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	22.8%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheshire	Lenox
Drove alone	84.1%	61.6%
Carpooled	15.5%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.4%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheshire	Lenox
1-unit, detached	81.5%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Cheshire	Lenox
Poverty rate	11.5%	10.2%
Average household size	1.79	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938