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Adams vs Chicopee vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Adams has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Chicopee has the most expensive homes ($275k median).
Springfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Adams | Chicopee | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,074Lowest |
55,295 |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±3.3Highest 18% above MA |
41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.9% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$6k 43% below MA |
$62,615±$6kHighest 40% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
| Chicopee and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$15kLowest 63% below MA |
$274,500±$8kHighest 51% below MA |
$245,000±$4k 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$74Lowest 45% below MA |
$1,157±$50Highest 34% below MA |
$1,144±$55 35% below MA |
| Chicopee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,638Lowest 39% below MA |
$3,847Highest 36% below MA |
$3,695 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Adams and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.3% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
1952 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 19% below MA |
21 min 27% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.3%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Springfield and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #230 of 282 in MA | #247 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hoosac Valley Regional | Chicopee | Springfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.