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Chicopee vs Brooklyn vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chicopee has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).
Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Chicopee | Brooklyn | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
8,517Lowest |
43,457 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 8% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
42.4±2 9% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chicopee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittsfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$70,582±$5k 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 17% below U.S. |
$315,200±$28kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$256,900±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,134±$61 20% below U.S. |
| Chicopee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,538Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,148 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittsfield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brooklyn and Pittsfield 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 | #247 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT | #251 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Brooklyn School District | Pittsfield |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | None in town | Taconic High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.