Compare towns
Chicopee vs Fall River vs Leominster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chicopee has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Leominster has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Chicopee | Fall River | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295 |
94,082Highest |
43,909Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
43.3±2.2Highest 8% above MA |
| Leominster and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River 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 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Chicopee and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Leominster and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6k 40% below MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$83,816±$7kHighest 19% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$395,500±$11kHighest 30% below MA |
$380,400±$14k 32% below MA |
| Fall River and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,354±$50Highest 23% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$3,953 34% below MA |
$5,256Highest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Fall River and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
9.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
62.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 27% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
26 minHighest 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Leominster and Chicopee 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Leominster |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | B M C Durfee High | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
11.3Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.