Compare towns
Hampden vs Chicopee vs Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Chicopee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Granby has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Hampden | Chicopee | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,946Lowest |
55,295Highest |
6,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.9±3.3Highest 27% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
46.3±4.2 16% above MA |
| Hampden and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Chicopee and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.5%±4.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Hampden and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.8%±3.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Granby and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,536±$16k about the MA average |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$119,297±$33kHighest 15% above MA |
| Granby and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,200±$16kHighest 36% below MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$352,600±$16k 37% below MA |
| Hampden and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,132±$107Lowest 36% below MA |
$1,157±$50Highest 34% below MA |
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| Chicopee and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,181Highest 3% above MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$5,572 7% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.9%±42.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Granby and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 11% below MA |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
23 min 20% below MA |
| Work from home | 9.9%±3.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hampden and Chicopee 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 | #199 of 282 in MA | #247 of 282 in MA | #259 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hampden-Wilbraham | Chicopee | Granby |
| High school in town | None in town | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Granby Jr Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.