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Chicopee vs Springfield vs Wellfleet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Wellfleet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.7%).
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 | Springfield | Wellfleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295 |
154,749Highest |
4,404Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9% MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
58.4±4.1Highest 46% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,615±$6k 40% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$117,938±$27kHighest 13% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 51% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$855,300±$70kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
$1,563±$597Highest 11% below MA |
| Wellfleet and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 36% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$4,862Highest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
9.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 27% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9 MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #247 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Chicopee | Springfield | Wellfleet |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Springfield Central High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.