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Chicopee vs Windsor Locks vs Ludlow
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%).
Ludlow has the most expensive homes ($335k 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 | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,295Highest |
12,579Lowest |
20,904 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±1.4 8% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.3±1.8Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Ludlow 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%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Chicopee and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ludlow 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% |
28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27% 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% |
5.2%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Ludlow 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 |
$84,838±$7kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Ludlow 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. |
$335,300±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,157±$50Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,223±$82 13% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Ludlow 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. |
$4,918Highest 58% 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% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest 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% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below U.S. |
22 minHighest 17% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Ludlow 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chicopee | Windsor Locks School District | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Windsor Locks High School | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.