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Chicopee vs Longmeadow vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chicopee has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Longmeadow has the most people working from home (24.7%).
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 | Longmeadow | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
15,696Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 8% above U.S. |
44.6±1.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
24.8%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Longmeadow 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
67.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Longmeadow and Suffield 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 22% below U.S. |
$149,601±$24kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$454,100±$20kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,682±$423Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$9,236Highest 196% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
58%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Longmeadow 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Longmeadow and Suffield 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 | #51 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chicopee | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.