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Chicopee vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Windsor | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
29,468Lowest |
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. |
43.7±1.9Highest 12% above U.S. |
42.4±2 9% above U.S. |
| Windsor 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% |
19.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittsfield and Windsor 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. |
$104,725±$8kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$70,582±$5k 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 17% below U.S. |
$305,200±$11kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$256,900±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50 18% below U.S. |
$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,134±$61Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$5,351Highest 72% above U.S. |
$4,148 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest 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% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below U.S. |
21 minHighest 19% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2Highest 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #251 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Pittsfield |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Windsor High School | Taconic High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.2 |
9.3Lowest |
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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.