Compare towns
Chicopee vs Orange vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chicopee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
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 | Orange | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
7,573 |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Highest 5% above MA |
41.8±2.2 4% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Chicopee and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8 MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Warren 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% |
20.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Orange 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% MA: 47.3% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Chicopee and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6k 40% below MA |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$66,082±$6kHighest 36% below MA |
| Warren 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 |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$333,700±$35kHighest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Highest 34% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$890±$174 49% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,136 31% below MA |
$4,530Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Chicopee and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70%Highest MA: 62.5% |
64.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 27% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warren and Chicopee 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Ralph C Mahar Regional | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
10.0 |
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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.