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Holyoke vs Suffield vs Chicopee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holyoke has the most renters (58.7% rent).
Suffield 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 | Holyoke | Suffield | Chicopee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 37,813 |
15,702Lowest |
55,295Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.9±1.4 8% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Holyoke and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holyoke and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,605±$3kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$62,615±$6k 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$8kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$274,500±$8k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$60Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,157±$50 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,065 30% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Chicopee and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
21 min 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #281 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #247 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holyoke · Springfield | Suffield School District | Chicopee |
| High school in town | Holyoke High | Suffield High School | Chicopee Comprehensive High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.