Compare towns
Chicopee vs Framingham vs Holyoke
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 oldest population (median age 41.9).
Framingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Holyoke has the most renters (58.7% rent).
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 | Framingham | Holyoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295 |
72,399Highest |
37,813Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Highest 5% above MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
40±1.6 about the MA average |
| Chicopee and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Framingham and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±1.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holyoke and Chicopee 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 MA: 47.3% |
48.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6k 40% below MA |
$107,419±$6kHighest 3% above MA |
$53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 51% below MA |
$627,300±$10kHighest 12% above MA |
$274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$2,033±$57Highest 15% above MA |
$1,021±$60Lowest 42% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$6,884Highest 15% above MA |
$4,065 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±5.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham 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% |
10.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
27%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.8% MA: 62.5% |
41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 27% below MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #247 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | #281 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Holyoke · Springfield |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Framingham High School | Holyoke High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.7Highest |
12.5 |
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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.