Compare towns
Chicopee vs Holyoke vs West Springfield Town
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).
Holyoke has the most renters (58.7% rent).
West Springfield Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Holyoke | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
37,813 |
28,772Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% MA: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Highest 5% above MA |
40±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
40.1±2.6 about the MA average |
| Chicopee and West Springfield Town 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% |
21.4%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Holyoke and Chicopee 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% |
20.1%±1.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±1.7Lowest 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% |
25.9% MA: 47.3% |
34%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6k 40% below MA |
$53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
$69,371±$7kHighest 33% below MA |
| West Springfield Town and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 51% below MA |
$274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$321,500±$16kHighest 43% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Highest 34% below MA |
$1,021±$60Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,144±$68 35% below MA |
| Chicopee and West Springfield Town 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 |
$4,065 32% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±5.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town 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% |
27%Highest MA: 10% |
11.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7% MA: 62.5% |
41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
58.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 27% below MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Holyoke and West Springfield Town 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 | #281 of 282 in MA | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Holyoke · Springfield | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Holyoke High | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.5 |
13.1Highest |
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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.