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Chicopee vs Windsor Locks vs Leominster
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 Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Leominster has the most expensive homes ($380k 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 | Windsor Locks | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
12,579Lowest |
43,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 8% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.3±2.2Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Leominster and Chicopee 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Chicopee and Leominster 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% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chicopee and Leominster 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% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Leominster 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. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$83,816±$7kHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Leominster and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,500±$8k 17% below U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$380,400±$14kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,354±$50 4% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,256Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #247 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Windsor Locks School District | Leominster |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Windsor Locks High School | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
10.6 |
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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.