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Concord vs Chicopee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Chicopee has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Concord | Chicopee |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Lowest |
55,295Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Concord and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Concord and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | #247 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Chicopee |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | Chicopee Comprehensive High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
11.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.