Census-designated place Cheshire is a census-designated place in Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The Census Bureau does not publish a reliable median property tax bill for Cheshire. Census does not publish a median home value for this place.
| Measure | Cheshire | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 584 ± 242 | 6,992,395 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | Too imprecise to report (estimate $1,453, margin of error ± $1,255) | $5,813 ± $18 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | Census does not publish this figure for this place | $525,800 ± $2,244 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | Census does not publish this figure for this place | $101,341 ± $539 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | Census does not publish this figure for this place | 1.11% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 83.4% ± 22.3 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 27% of the estimate | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 49.4%, margin of error ± 44.3 points) | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 8.1%, margin of error ± 15.5 points) | 26.3% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Massachusetts
How it works. Municipal tax taking or tax-title sale/assignment followed by statewide Land Court foreclosure of right of redemption
Excess sale money. Effective 2024-11-01 Massachusetts law expressly protects excess equity after final foreclosure. G.L. c.60 §64A requires judgment holder to sell or appraise/retain and account for excess equity; qualifying former owners/interests can claim it. Certain 2021-05-25 through 2024-10-31 foreclosures also have retroactive claim rights
These rules are set by Massachusetts, not by Cheshire, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Massachusetts entry with statute links.