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Chicopee vs Holbrook vs Taunton
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).
Holbrook has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Taunton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Holbrook | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295 |
11,380Lowest |
60,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Holbrook and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Holbrook 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% |
19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Chicopee and Holbrook 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% |
34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Holbrook and Taunton 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 |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$79,283±$7k 24% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
$422,800±$9k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,324±$86Highest 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
$4,344 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Taunton 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% |
7.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
13% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 27% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Holbrook 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Holbrook | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Holbrook Middle High School | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
14.3 |
16.6Highest |
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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.