Compare towns
Chicopee vs Hadley vs Rowley
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).
Hadley has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Rowley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Hadley | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
5,306Lowest |
6,251 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
45.8±7.1 15% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
| Rowley and Hadley 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% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Hadley and Rowley 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% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.9%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Hadley and Rowley 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 40% below MA |
$119,259±$12k 15% above MA |
$132,734±$32kHighest 28% above MA |
| Rowley and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$511,000±$43k 9% below MA |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,402±$132 20% below MA |
$1,603±$520Highest 9% below MA |
| Rowley and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$5,271 12% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.6%±18.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley 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 MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.4% MA: 62.5% |
81.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 27% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
28 minHighest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Hadley and Rowley 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 | #116 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Hadley | Triton |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Hopkins Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
7.3Lowest |
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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.