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Chicopee vs Suffield vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chicopee has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 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 | Suffield | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
15,702Lowest |
43,457 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4Lowest 8% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.4±2 9% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Chicopee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chicopee and Pittsfield 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittsfield and Suffield 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 22% below U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$70,582±$5k 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 17% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$256,900±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 18% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,134±$61Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,148 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittsfield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #247 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #251 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Suffield School District | Pittsfield |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Suffield High School | Taconic High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.9 |
9.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.