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Chicopee vs Millis vs Upton vs Ludlow
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 renters (44.3% rent).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Millis | Upton | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
20,904 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
44.3±1.8 11% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Ludlow 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% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
27% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ludlow and Millis 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 |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$84,838±$7k 18% below MA |
| Millis and Upton 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 |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$335,300±$10k 40% below MA |
| Millis 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 |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,223±$82 31% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$4,918 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis 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% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
77.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 27% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
11.1 |
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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.