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Chicopee vs Mendon vs Upton vs Leominster
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).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Leominster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Mendon | Upton | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
6,325Lowest |
8,189 |
43,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
43.3±2.2 8% above MA |
| Upton and Mendon 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% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Mendon 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Leominster 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 |
$132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$83,816±$7k 19% below MA |
| Upton and Mendon 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 |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$380,400±$14k 32% below MA |
| Mendon and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,354±$50 23% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,256 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Upton 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% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
62.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 27% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Mendon-Upton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Leominster |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 11.2Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.