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Phillipston vs Chicopee vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillipston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Chicopee has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Granville has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Phillipston | Chicopee | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,895 |
55,295Highest |
1,846Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5% MA: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±1.7 22% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
50.1±3.5Highest 25% above MA |
| Granville and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Chicopee and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Phillipston and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,692±$14kHighest 9% below MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$84,375±$14k 19% below MA |
| Phillipston and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,400±$27kHighest 34% below MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$356,300±$25k 37% below MA |
| Phillipston and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$849Highest 22% below MA |
$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,292±$781 27% below MA |
| Phillipston and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914 35% below MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,284Highest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
10.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.7 MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Granville and Phillipston 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 | — |
| School district | — | Chicopee | — |
| High school in town | — | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.