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Longmeadow vs Chicopee vs Northborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Longmeadow has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Chicopee has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Northborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Longmeadow | Chicopee | Northborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,696Lowest |
55,295Highest |
15,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5% MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.7 12% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
45±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Northborough and Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Longmeadow and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Longmeadow and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
65.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Longmeadow and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $149,601±$24k 44% above MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$153,199±$19kHighest 47% above MA |
| Northborough and Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,100±$20k 19% below MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$620,000±$24kHighest 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,682±$423 5% below MA |
$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,919±$269Highest 9% above MA |
| Northborough and Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,236Highest 54% above MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$7,983 33% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±16.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
50.1%±16.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Longmeadow and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 15% below MA |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.7%±4.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.5%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Longmeadow and Northborough 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 | #51 of 282 in MA | #247 of 282 in MA | #35 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Chicopee | Northborough · Northboro-Southboro |
| High school in town | — | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Algonquin Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
10.8Lowest |
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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.