Compare towns
Chicopee vs Lynn vs Saugus
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).
Lynn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
Saugus has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Lynn | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295 |
101,709Highest |
28,773Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Saugus and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus 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% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$75,043±$3k 28% below MA |
$101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$510,100±$23k 9% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,722±$60 about the MA average |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$5,384 10% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Saugus 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% |
13.8% MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7% MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 27% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #247 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Lynn | Saugus |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Lynn English High | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
15.0 |
15.5Highest |
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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.